Quality of Life, Symptom Burden, and Associated Factors Among Patients With Lung Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-Sectional Study

Mpho Ratshikana   ^{1, 2, 3} , MPhil ;   Kija Malale   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Abdul-Rauf Sayed   ⁶ , MSc ;   Oluwatosin Ayeni   ^{7, 8} , PhD ;   Peedi Mathobela   ² , MSc ;   Rofhiwa Mathiba   ^{2, 3} , MMed ;   Charmaine Blanchard   ⁸ , PhD ;   Merika Tsitsi   ^{1, 2, 3} , MBBCh ;   Daniel Osei-Fofie   ⁹ , MBChB ;   Anita Graham   ^{3, 10} , MBBCh ;   Herry Owuor Dhudha   ⁵ , MSc ;   Nestory Masalu   ^{5, 11} , MMed

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

² Soweto Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

³ Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

⁴ Department of Clinical Nursing, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania

⁵ Department of Oncology, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania

⁶ Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation (BMSF), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

⁷ Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

⁸ Strengthening Oncology Services Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

⁹ Department of Oncology, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital, Kimberly, Northern Cape, South Africa

¹⁰ Division of Medical Oncology, University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

¹¹ Department of Oncology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania