Outcome at 2 years after diagnosis in the poor population before (n = 120) and after (n = 96) introduction of the parental education programme
| Before introduction of the parental education programme (n = 120) | After introduction of the parental education programme (n = 96) | p Value comparing the two periods | |
| Treatment refusal | 17 (14%) | 2 (2%) | 0.001 |
| Treatment abandonment | 39 (33%) | 25 (26%) | NS |
| Treatment-related death | 30 (25%) | 34 (35%) | NS |
| Progressive or relapsed leukaemia | 18 (15%) | 7 (7%) | NS |
| Event-free survival | 16 (13%) | 28 (29%) | 0.004 |