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Open Access 01.12.2021 | Research article

Prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

verfasst von: Mulugeta Wassie, Agazhe Aemro, Beletech Fentie

Erschienen in: BMC Women's Health | Ausgabe 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Almost one patient with cancer in two is anemic. About 40 to 64% of cervical cancer patients are anemic at time of presentation. The rate of anemia increases with the use of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and associated with poorer treatment outcome and quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Ethiopia.

Methods

Institutional based cross-sectional study was done from March to April 2019 at TASH cancer center. Data were collected from patient’s chart using structured checklist and analyzed using Stata14.2. Binary logistic regression model was used to identify covariates which affected the outcome variable.

Result

This is a 3-years retrospective study from 2014 to 2016. The prevalence of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients was 50.95%. Being stage IV [AOR = 2.38, 95% CI (1.21–4.67)], having comorbidity [AOR = 3.32, 95% CI (2.25–4.90)] and using substances (patients who used one, two or all of the three substances (cigarate, chat and alcohol)) [AOR = 2.03, 95% CI (1.21–3.41)] significantly increased the occurrence of anemia while being divorced [AOR = 0.6, 95% CI (0.36–0.98)] decreased the occurrence of anemia in the current study.

Conclusion

The prevalence of baseline anemia was high in the current study compared to other literatures. Significant factors of baseline anemia of cervical cancer in the current study were advanced stage (stage IV), presence of comorbidity, substance usage and being divorced (protective). The authors recommend that it is better to give special attention to those patients with the stated factors that could interfere treatment outcome.
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Abkürzungen
AOR
Adjusted odds ratio
CC
Cervical cancer
CI
Confidence interval
COR
Crude odds ratio
FIGO
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Hb
Hemoglobin
TASH
Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital

Background

The world cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. One in five men and one in six women in the globe develop cancer during their life, and one in 8 men and one in 11 women die from the disease. Worldwide, the total number of people who are alive within 5 years of a cancer diagnosis called the 5-year survival is estimated to be 43.8 million. Cancer of cervix ranks fourth for both incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%) [1].
Anemia of chronic disease, the second most prevalent anemia, is caused by iron deficiency which happens in patients with acute or chronic immune activation. It occurs as a result of cytokines and cells of the reticuloendothelial system make changes in iron homeostasis. Fatigue has larger harmful influence on cancer patients’ daily lives than many other cancer treatment related complications. Cancer patients with anemia are also facing many emotional and mental costs in addition to lack of self-motivation, sorrow, frustration and mental collapse [24].
Almost one patient with malignancy in two is anemic, with the consequence of poorer treatment outcome and quality of life. A low hemoglobin (Hb) level seems to directly affect treatment efficacy, predominantly of radiotherapy, probably due to low tissue oxygenation causing decrease in radio-sensitivity. Tissue hypoxia might also enable tumor progression and impair the efficacy of cytostatic drugs [5].
About 40–64% of cervical cancer patients presenting for cancer therapy were anemic and the rate rise with the use of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy in the research conducted in Australia. It may result in a significant reduction in oxygen delivery to tumors, but compensatory mechanisms reduce the impact on tumor oxygenation which can be connected with poorer treatment outcome in cervical cancer [6].
Anemia in cervical cancer patients can be due to tumor-related bleeding, tumor invasion of bone marrow, malnutrition caused by the tumor, abnormal iron metabolism, renal physiology impairment and compromised bone marrow function [6, 7]. Hb level below 10 g/dl during radiation therapy of cervical cancer was significant and it was correlated with lower survival of the patients. Similarly low Hb level before chemotherapy significantly lowered the survival of cervical cancer patients [8, 9].
Patients who completed a full course of radiation treatment for advanced cancer of cervix showed that pretreatment Hb and its level during treatment affected the prognosis negatively. Patients who had at least one Hb value below10 g/dl during treatment had twice the risk of loco regional failure compared with patients whose Hb levels were 10 g/dl [10, 11].
A study conducted in TASH on the prevalence and associated factors of anemia among patients with solid tumor reveled that the overall prevalence of anemia across different tumor was 23% and higher (37.7%) prevalence was observed in gynecological cancers. Similarly, the study conducted by the European Cancer Anemia Survey (ECAS) showed that prevalence of anemia at admission was 39.3% and performance status and bleeding history were significantly associated for occurrence of anemia [12, 13]. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in TASH, Ethiopia.

Methods

Study design, period and area

Institutional based cross-sectional study was done at the cancer center of TASH from March to April 2019. TASH is the biggest referral public hospital in Ethiopia established in 1972. It is the training center of health professionals including undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians and others paramedics.
The hospital is staffed by many health professionals from various disciplines. It has total beds of 800 and the beds reserved for cancer care are 20. TASH is the only center providing comprehensive cancer care in Ethiopia.

Populations

All medical records of women diagnosed with cancer of the cervix in TASH cancer center were source populations and all medical records of cancer of the cervix who attended in cancer center of TASH from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 were study populations. Cervical cancer patients with incomplete medical charts and charts that were not found during data collection period were excluded.

Sample size determination, sampling procedure and study variables

All patients with cancer of the cervix diagnosed at TASH cancer center from January 2014 to December 2016 was the total sample size. Census sampling procedure was used and the procedure was as follows: at the beginning, profiles of all women with cancer of the cervix who diagnosed between January 2014 to December 2016 in the TASH was assessed and 1227 cervical cancer patient charts were found. 634 charts that fulfilled the inclusion criteria (charts with complete information) were identified and finally data were collected from 634 patient medical records. Baseline anemia was the outcome variable and Sociodemographic characteristics (marital status, residential address, age at diagnosis, substance use, number of children, region, occupation, religion), pathological and clinical factors (stage at presentation, histology type, comorbidity and types of comorbidity) were independent variables.

Operational definitions

Anemia: patients’ Hb level below 12.0 g/dl was classified as anemic [14, 15]
Comorbidity: The presence of any conditions (mentioned in the Carlson comorbidity Index [16]) other than cervical cancer at diagnosis which was designated as “yes” in the checklist.
Substance use: Patients who used one, two or all of the three substances (cigarate, chat and alcohol) [17].
Stage at diagnosis: The revised FIGO staging for carcinoma of the vulva, cervix, and endometrium was used in this study [18].

Data collection instrument, quality assurance and collection procedures

Data were collected from patients’ charts using pre-tested and structured checklist prepared in English. The checklist consisted of two parts: (1) sociodemographic and individual level factors and (2) pathological and clinical factors. Two supervisors having second degree in oncology nursing and three data collectors having first degree in nursing were involved in the data collection process. One day intensive training was given to data collectors and supervisors. Pretest was conducted by considering 5% of the total sample size to test its consistency with actual data collection in the charts recorded during the study period and necessary corrections were done accordingly. Every day after data collection, checklists were reviewed and checked for completeness, accuracy and clarity by the supervisors and principal investigator and the necessary feedback was offered to data collectors.

Data processing and analysis

Data were coded and then entered, edited and cleaned using Epi-data 3.1 and exported to STATA14.2 statistical software for analysis. Frequencies, proportions and descriptive statistics were used to describe the study population in relation to relevant variables and was presented using tables and graphs. Binary logistic regression model was used to analyze factors that affect the outcome variable.
Before running the Binary logistic regression model, assumption of the model fitness was checked. The model assumption was checked using Hosmer and Lemeshow test and the test result with P value > 0.05 indicates the data fulfilled the model assumption [19]. The P vale of Hosmer and Lemeshow test was 0.129 in this study indicating the data fitted the binary logistic regression model. Variables in multivariable binary logistic regression with a P value < 0.05 were considered to have actual interference with the outcome variable(anemia) with 95% confidence interval.

Ethical clearance

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Boards of school of nursing and midwifery, Addis Ababa University. The letter of permission was written from school of nursing and midwifery to the cancer center of TASH. Then, the cancer center chief administrator allowed to collect the data from the cervical cancer patents medical records. The study was conducted without individual informed consent since it relies on chart review.

Results

Socio-demographic characteristics of cervical cancer patients

The study was conducted within 634 cervical cancer patients attending in TASH cancer center. The mean age of study patients was 49.82 years with SD ± 11.72. More than half (n = 355) of the patients came from urban area and 203(32%) of came from Oromia regional state of Ethiopia. Orthodox religion followers accounted 58.04%. About 42% were house wives and nearly one sixth (n = 106) were substance users. Approximately two third (n = 407) were married and 42% of the study patients have more than three children (Table 1).
Table 1
Socio demographic characteristics of cervical cancer patients in TASH cancer center, Ethiopia (n = 634)
Variables
Code
Baseline anemia
Total N (%)
Yes N (%)
No N (%)
Age
< 30
30(50.85)
29(49.15)
59(9.30)
30–39
44(36.97)
75(63.02)
119(18.77)
40–49
95(57.92)
69(42.07)
164(25.9)
50–59
87(56.13)
68(43.87)
155(24.45)
≥ 60
67(48.91)
70(51.09)
137(21.61)
Residence
Urban
184(51.83)
171(48.17)
355(56.00)
Rural
139(49.82)
140(50.18)
279(44.00)
Region
Amhara
83(51.55)
78(48.45)
161(25.39)
Oromia
103(50.74)
100(49.26)
203(32.02)
Tigray
18(78.26)
5(21.74)
23(3.62)
SNNP
32(53.33)
28(46.67)
60(9.46)
Addis Ababa
77(46.11)
90(53.89)
167(26.34)
Others
10(50.00)
10(50.00)
20(3.16)
Religion
Orthodox
176(47.82)
192(52.17)
336(58.04)
Muslim
70(23.49)
69(20.54)
139(21.92)
Protestant
49(16.44)
64(19.05)
113(17.82)
Others
3(1.01)
11(3.27)
14(2.21)
Occupation
Gov’t employee
42(49.41)
43(50.59)
85(13.41)
Merchant
40(54.79)
33(45.20)
73(11.51)
Farmer
60(51.28)
57(48.71)
117(18.45)
House wife
133(49.44)
136(50.56)
269(42.43)
Others
48(53.33)
42(46.67)
90(14.19)
Substance use
User
73(68.86)
33(31.13)
106(16.71)
None user
250(47.35)
278(52.65)
528(83.28)
Children
No child
8(40.00)
12(60.00)
20(3.15)
One
20(48.78)
21(51.22)
41(6.46)
Two
42(45.65)
50(54.35)
92(14.51)
Three
115(53.49)
100(46.51)
215(33.91)
More than 3
138(51.88)
128(48.12)
266(41.96)
Marital status
Married
218(53.56)
189(46.44)
407(64.20)
Single
13(41.94)
18(58.06)
31(4.90)
Widowed
48(48.98)
50(51.02)
98(15.46)
Divorced
44(44.89)
54(55.10)
98(15.46)
Others: private employee, student, daily laborer

Clinical and histopathological characteristics of cervical cancer patients

About two third (n = 413) of study patients presented at advanced stages (stage III and stage IV). Most (90.5%) cervical cancer patients had squamous cell carcinoma. Nearly one third (33.4%) of cervical cancer patients had comorbidity in which HIV accounted the majority (54.7%) of them (Table 2).
Table 2
Clinical and histopathological characteristics of cervical cancer patients in TASH cancer center (n = 634)
Variables
Code
Baseline anemia
Total N (%)
Yes N (%)
No N (%)
Stage
Stage I
26(41.26)
37(58.73)
63(9.93)
Stage II
70(44.31)
88(55.69)
158(24.92)
Stage III
118(46.27)
137(53.72)
255(40.22)
Stage IV
109(68.99)
49(31.01)
158(24.92)
Histopathology
Squamous cell
299(52.09)
275(47.91)
574(90.54)
Adenocarcinoma
24(40.00)
36(60.00)
60(9.46)
Comorbidity
Yes
152(71.70)
60(28.30)
212(33.44)
No
171(40.52)
251(59.48)
422(66.56)
Types of comorbidity (n = 212)
HIV
90(76.27)
28(23.73)
118(55.66)
Hypertension
31(63.27)
18(36.73)
49(23.11)
Others
21(44.68)
16(34.04)
47(22.17)

Prevalence of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients

The prevalence of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients was 50.95% (95% CI; 47.3–54.7). About 58% (n = 95) of anemic patients were with 40–49 age categories and nearly 52% (n = 184) of patients with anemia were urban dwellers. One hundred and seventy-six (47.82%) of anemia prevalence was observed among orthodox religion followers. Considering the patients regional state, approximately 78% (n = 18) of anemic patients came from Tigray region followed by SNNP (53%) and related to their occupation, merchants were most (54.79%) affected. The majority (n = 73) of substance users were anemic, about 54% (n = 218) of patients who are married were also affected with anemia. About 69% (n = 109) of stage IV, 52% (n = 299) with squamous cell carcinoma and 71.7% (n = 152) with comorbidity were anemic (Table 3).
Table 3
Prevalence of baseline anemia related to different characteristics of cervical cancer patients in TASH cancer center, Ethiopia (n = 634)
Variables
Code
Baseline anemia
Yes
No
Frequency
(%)
Frequency
(%)
Age
< 30
30
50.85
29
49.15
30–39
44
36.97
75
63.02
40–49
95
57.92
69
42.07
50–59
87
56.13
68
43.87
≥ 60
67
48.91
70
51.09
Residence
Urban
184
51.83
171
48.17
Rural
139
49.82
140
50.18
Region
Amhara
83
51.55
78
48.45
Oromia
103
50.74
100
49.26
Tigray
18
78.26)
5
21.74
SNNP
32
53.33
28
46.67
Addis Ababa
77
46.11
90
53.89
Others
10
50.00
10
50.00
Occupation
Gov’t employee
42
49.41
43
50.59
Merchant
40
54.79
33
45.20
Farmer
60
51.28
57
48.71
House wife
133
49.44
136
50.56
Others
48
53.33
42
46.67
Substance use
User
73
68.86
33
31.13
None user
250
47.35
278
52.65
Children
No child
8
40.00
12
60.00
One
20
48.78
21
51.22
Two
42
45.65
50
54.35
Three
115
53.49
100
46.51
More than 3
138
51.88
128
48.12
Marital status
Married
218
53.56
189
46.44
Single
13
41.94
18
58.06
Widowed
48
48.98
50
51.02
Divorced
44
44.89
54
55.10
Stage
Stage I
26
41.26
37
58.73
Stage II
70
44.31
88
55.69
Stage III
118
46.27
137
53.72
Stage IV
109
68.99
49
31.01
Histopathology
Squamous cell
299
52.09
275
47.91
Adenocarcinoma
24
40.00
36
60.00
Comorbidity
Yes
152
71.70)
60
28.30
No
171
40.52
251
59.48
Comorbidity types (n = 212)
HIV
90
76.27
28
23.73
Hypertension
31
63.27
18
36.73
Others
21
44.68
16
34.04

Factors associated with baseline anemia among patients with cancer of cervix

Independent variables were analyzed individually with the outcome variable and the variables with the P < 0.2 were included in the multivariable binary logistic regression model. In multivariable analysis, substance use, stage of cancer, comorbidity and marital status were significantly associated to the outcome variable at P value < 0.05 with 95% CI.
Cervical cancer patients with advanced stage (stages IV) presented with anemia 2.38 times [AOR = 2.38, 95% CI (1.21–4.67)] more than those patients with stage I.
Patients who used substances came with anemia about 2 times [AOR = 2.03, 95% CI (1.21–3.41)] more than those patients who were not substance users. Similarly, patients who had comorbidity presented with anemia 3.32 times [AOR = 3.32, 95% CI (2.25–4.90)] more than those who hadn’t comorbidity. Patients who had divorced were about 40% [AOR = 0.6, 95% CI (0.36–0.98)] less to be affected with anemia than those patients who were married (Table 4).
Table 4
Results of bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis of cervical cancer patients at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia (n = 634)
Variables
Code
COR (95% CI)
P-value
AOR (95% CI)
P-value
Age
 
1.04(0.53–2.05)
0.140*
1.01(0.99–1.02)
0.494
Residence
Rural
1.01(0.74–1.39)
0.110*
0.76(0.49–1.16)
0.204
Urban
1
 
1
 
Region
Amhara
1.4(0.59—3.32)
0.440
1.35(0.46–3.91)
0.577
Oromia
1.59(0.68–3.70)
0.283
1.37(0.48–3.91)
0.552
Tigray
6.50(1.47–28.80)
0.014*
3.78(0.87–16.23)
0.074
SNNP
1.36(0.53–3.49)
0.524
1.57(0.49–4.95)
0.439
Addis Ababa
0.91(0.39–2.17)
0.849
0.83(0.29–2.39)
0.737
Others
1
 
1
 
Occupation
Gov’t employee
1
 
1
 
Merchant
0.72(0.39–1.31)
0.182*
1.28(0.63–2.61)
0.481
Farmer
0.80(0.46–1.39)
0.446
1.11(0.57–2.15)
0.754
House wife
0.98(0.60–1.58)
0.921
1.16(0.65–2.06)
0.604
Others
1.08(0.62–1.88)
0.778
1.32(0.66–2.59)
0.427
Number of children
No Child
1
 
1
 
One
2.23(0.84–5.92)
0.107*
1.01(0.29–3.51)
0.993
Two
1.37(0.56–3.31)
0.488
1.00(0.31–3.21)
0.998
Three
2.63(1.17–5.96)
0.020*
1.22(0.39–3.75)
0.730
More than three
2.32(1.02–5.25)
0.044*
1.35(0.44–4.07)
0.600
Marital status
Married
1
 
1
 
Single
0.42(0.20–0.88)
0.020*
0.49(0.19–1.25)
0.136
Widowed
0.56(0.34–0.92)
0.023*
0.86(0.52–1.40)
0.552
Divorced
0.80(0.53–1.20)
0.285
0.60(0.36–0.98)
0.042**
Comorbidity
Yes
5.52(3.87–7.89)
0.001*
3.32(2.25–4.90)
< 0.001**
No
1
 
1
 
Histopathology
Adenocarcinoma
0.48(0.27–0.83)
0.009*
0.65(0.36–1.19)
0.170
Squamous cell
1
 
1
 
Stage
Stage I
1
 
1
 
Stage II
4.38(2.05–9.33)
< 0.001*
0.95(0.47–1.88)
0.876
Stage III
2.62(1.26–5.44)
0.010*
1.15(0.61–2.14)
0.665
Stage IV
10.29(4.82–21.99)
< 0.001*
2.38(1.21–4.67)
0.012**
Substance
User
3.96(2.59–6.04)
< 0.001*
2.03(1.21–3.41)
0.007**
None user
1
 
1
 
N.B: *variables associated with the outcome variable in bivariable analysis; **variables significantly associated with the outcome variable in multivariable analysis at 95% level of significant (P < 0.05); 1 = Reference category

Discussion

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in TASH, Ethiopia. Stage of the disease, comorbidity, substance use and marital status were significant factors that influenced the development of anemia among cervical cancer patients in the current study.
About 51% (95% CI 47.3–54.7) of cervical cancer patients in this study presented with baseline anemia. The current anemia prevalence is greater than the studies conducted in Canada [4], Korea [20], another study in Korea [7], Ethiopia [10] and Poland [21] with baseline anemia prevalence of 40%, 36.45, 12.3%, 37.7% and 33% respectively, but it is lower than the study conducted in New York [22] with 75% prevalence of anemia. The current anemic prevalence is inline with the study conducted in India with the prevalence of 54.7% [23]. This significance difference will be due to study time and sample size variation for all countries mentioned above and study setting, healthy care delivery policy differences and the countries priority to cancer treatment and prevention in case of Canada, Korea, Poland and New York.
Patients who presented with advanced stage (stage IV) had anemia about twofold more than those with stage I in the current study. This result is inline with the studies investigated in Canada(4), Korea [20], Poland [21] and Japan [24]. This might be due to the fact that as the stage of cancer get advanced, there could be cancer related bleeding in which this bleeding may cause blood loss anemia [7]. An other reason could be as the stage get advanced, load of cancerous cells will increase and at the same time the competition of nutrients could be also increased. This competition will decrease hemoglobin level of the patients and consequently lead to anemia. There will be also new blood vessel formation called angiogenesis. This angiogenesis process demands red blood cells that could lead to anemia [25, 26].
Substance users were also about two times more affected with anemia than none users in this study. This might be as a result of chemicals in substances (nicotin, hydrogen cyanide, lead, arsenic and benzene in cigarate [27]) decrease the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow, affecting the kidney which is the home of the production of erythropoietin (the hormone used for red cell production and maturation) [2830].
An other evidence of this high prevalence of anemia among substance users could be as cigarette smoking largely affects hematopoiesis in a negative way. The level of oxyhemoglobin and the rate of delivery of oxygen to the tissues are the fundamental regulators of erythropoiesis. Decreased levels of erythropoietin in smokers compared with nonsmokers were found and suggested that the production may be downregulated by an elevated red-cell volume as positive feedback mechanism [29].
An other contributing factor of anemia in this study was commorbidity. Study patients with comorbidity were about 3.3 times more affected with anemia than those with none comorbid patients. This could be as a result of blood loss, low production of blood cells, decreased oxygen saturation and competition of red blood cells with diseases in addition to cancer [31, 32].
Patients who had divorced were 40% less to get anemia than those patients who were married in the current study. This might be related to pregnancy and give birth. The probability of getting pregnant and giving birth could be more in married patients than divorced and these conditions could increase the chance of acquiring anemia in married patients. But we couldn’t get other literatures that support the current study.

Limitations and strength of the study

As a limitation, the data was collected from patient charts that might cause errors of recording since the data was not recorded for the purpose of research. Moreover, the data were collected on patients diagnosed from January 2014 to December 2016 that may not reflect the current situations. In addition, the study was conducted only in one cancer center in Ethiopia that will not represent the whole baseline anemia condition in the country. As a strength, the data were collected by nurses who were trained on cancer care that could increase the quality of the data and somehow big sample size that could increase the quality of statistics which would increase accuracy of inference to the general population.

Conclusion

The prevalence of baseline anemia was high compared to other literatures in this study. Significant factors of baseline anemia of cervical cancer were; advanced stage (stage IV), presence of comorbidity, substance usage and being divorced (protective). The authors recommend that it is better to give special attention to those who have comorbidity at the time of diagnosis, patients with advanced stage and those patients who used substance since they could have anemia that interferes treatment and prognosis. In addition, it is better to expanded cervical cancer early screening and treatment options [33].

Acknowledgements

Our gratitude goes to School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University for giving us the chance to do this research. Authors duly acknowledge University of Gondar for giving the opportunity to attend and giving a paid study leave. Authors’ thank also goes to Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Managers and all cancer center staffs.
Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of school of nursing and midwifery, Addis Ababa University. The letter of permission was written from school of nursing and midwifery to the cancer center of TASH. Then, the cancer center chief administrator allowed to collect the data from the cervical cancer patents medical records. The study was conducted without individual patient’s informed consent since it relies on chart review. In the data collection check lists, the names of the patients as well as their medical record numbers were not included for the sake of their privacy. Informed consent of the patients was waived off by the cancer center administrative officials of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Ethiopia, as the data were intended to collect on the patient’s charts plus the individual patients could not be found during the data collection period. All the processes of the research were performed and secured in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
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Competing interests

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Metadaten
Titel
Prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
verfasst von
Mulugeta Wassie
Agazhe Aemro
Beletech Fentie
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2021
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
BMC Women's Health / Ausgabe 1/2021
Elektronische ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01185-9

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