Table 4.
Reason/stage of treatment at dropout | No. (%) N = 62 |
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Reason for noncompliance | 62 (100) |
Fear on contracting COVID-19 | 10 (16) |
Logistics caused by lockdown | 40 (65) |
Referred outside reason for noncompliance Unknown | 3 (5) |
Unknown | 9 (14) |
Stage at which treatment was interrupted | 62 (100) |
Before starting EBRT | 19 (31) |
During fractionated EBRT | 13 (21) |
Before starting brachytherapy | 27 (43) |
During fractionated brachytherapy | 3 (5) |
Abbreviations: EBRT = external beam radiation therapy.