ArticleInternational journal of breast cancer2019
Knowledge and Health Seeking Behaviour of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana.
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- Implementation of mHealth to support cancer diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Psychosocial influences on help-seeking behaviour for cancer in low-income and lower middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
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- Pathway of Healthcare for Breast Cancer among Women in an Eastern State of India: A Mixed Method Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Understanding Fear of Breast Cancer Among Ghanaian Women via the Champion Breast Cancer Fear Scale.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2025Article
- Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography Services in Ghana, Availability, and Geographic Access.JCO global oncology · 2024Article
- Assessment of breast cancer awareness and detection of asymptomatic cases in Ngaoundere, Adamawa region of Cameroon.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Perceived barriers and factors influencing uptake of breast cancer screening among women: a population-based cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Knowledge of breast cancer among patients undergoing breast cancer treatment at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
- Health-seeking behaviour of breast cancer patients receiving care at a tertiary institution in Ghana.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
- What influences cancer treatment service access in Ghana? A critical interpretive synthesis.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Factors that influence breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in the Nandom Municipality, Ghana.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Fatalism, distrust, and breast cancer treatment refusal in Ghana.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is a major contributor to cancer-related deaths among women worldwide, despite the numerous measures employed to prevent and manage the disease. This study explored the knowledge and health seeking behaviour of breast cancer patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, from June 2014 to July 2014. Thirty-five participants were purposively selected. The responses to questions about their experiences with breast cancer were determined using indepth interviews. Transcripts were coded and analysed using NVIVO version 10.0.
resultsParticipants' knowledge about signs and symptoms of breast cancer after their diagnosis was high but low for risk factors. Screening for breast cancer through self-breast examination was infrequently performed prior to their diagnosis. The patients' first point of care was generally health facilities. Some patients reported late due to misinterpretation of signs and symptoms, cultural influences and fear of losing their breast to surgery, physician delay, health providers' laxity, and disinterest in breast cancer. Men, for example, husbands, decide on where and when breast cancer patients go for treatment.
conclusionThere is poor knowledge of the risk factors for developing breast cancer. Patients resorted to the hospital as first options for cure but were generally delayed in doing so. There is the need to create awareness about breast cancer among the general population.
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