Country | Namibia | Nigeria | Uganda |
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Site | Public: AB May Cancer Care Centre, Windhoek Central Hospital | Public: Federal Medical Centre Owerri and Abia State University Teaching Hospital; Private: Marantha clinic, Aba | Public: Mulago Hospital and Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala |
Catchment population | National | Federal | National |
ABC-DO participants* | 104 non-black and 398 black women | 313 public, 80 private patients | 430 |
Medical treatment: approximate patient out-of-pocket costs in USD, at time of study | |||
Imaging | |||
Mammography (diagnostic) | Free | 22 | 30 |
Computer tomography | Free | 145 | 100 |
BiopsyA | Free | 85 | 10 |
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)A | Free | 6 | 10 |
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)AB | Free | Not available | 70 |
Full blood tests | Free | 40 | 5 |
ECG | Free | 90 | 20 |
Mastectomy | Free | 250 | Free |
Pre-chemotherapy tests | Free | No information | 50–400 |
Chemotherapy per cycle | Free | 65–1500 | 120–200 |
Hormone drugs/month | |||
Tamoxifen | Free | 40 | 10–20 |
Anastrazole | Free | 20 | 50–60 |
Herceptin | Free | 1100 | 3000 |
Radiotherapyc | Free | Nearest public radiotherapy facility is 150 km away from Enugu | Freec |