The Effect Of Covid-19 On Cancer Patients Taking Chemotherapy At Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Oncology Department.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have caused hundreds ofrnthousands deaths worldwide, with the first case in Ethiopia reported on March 13, 2020. rnKnowledge and awareness of mode of disease transmission, basic hygiene principles andrnmeasures in public health crisis are important for developing effective control measure. Thisrnpandemic and actions taken to prevent its spread is affecting the world population includingrncancer patients. In Ethiopia the COVID-19 awareness as well as its effect on cancer patients isrnnot known.rnObjective: To evaluate awareness, experiences and effect of COVID 19 on cancer patients inrnreceipt of chemotherapy from April 01 to June 30, 2020 in Ethiopia. rnMethods: Phone based cross-sectional survey was conducted among cancer patients attendingrnday care or inpatient chemotherapy treatment from April 01 to June 30, 2020 at TASH, at thernDepartment of Clinical Oncology. All patients taking chemotherapy in day care or wardrnadmissions during the study period whose age was greater than 18 years, and who agreed tornparticipate was included in the study. Descriptive statistics and further analysis for associationrnwas conducted using STATA version 16. The level of significance was obtained at P

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