Table 2 Health-seeking pathways of patients in Guatemala
Number of visited prior institutions | Time span between initial symptoms and arrival at Maya healer/specialized oncologist | Reasons for abandoning biomedical treatment/reasons for late attention of specialized oncologist | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient group | Average | Range | Average | Range | |
Patients of Maya healers interviewed in the case study | 2 | 1–8 | 7.3 years | 2 months–20 years | Lack of funds, disliking treatment experience, disliking treatment outcome |
35 Maya patients at INCAN | 3 | 1–7 | 3 years | 3 months–12 years | Lack of funds, geographical access, lack of guidance, and language problems |