Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41169850›Full record

ArticleNigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association

Quality of Life among Women Living with Gynecological Malignancies in Zaria, Nigeria.

Anisah Yahya, Zaharaddeen Babandi, Aisha Mustapha, Hauwa S Gumbi, Bilkisu K Lawal, Ismail H Zubairu, Shehu S Umar, Abimbola O Kolawole, Adekunle O Oguntayo

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Anisah YahyaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Zaharaddeen BabandiDepartment of Community Medicine. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Aisha MustaphaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Hauwa S GumbiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital. Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Bilkisu K LawalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Ismail H ZubairuDepartment of Radiation and Clinical Oncology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Shehu S UmarDepartment of Radiation and Clinical Oncology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Abimbola O KolawoleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.
Adekunle O OguntayoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ahmadu Bello University/Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cancer can have an impact on Quality of Life (QoL), which can be influenced by an individual's culture and value system. Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study involving all women with gynecological malignancies accessing care at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. The sample size constituted all women diagnosed with any gynecological malignancy who accessed care in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital within six months from the start of data collection. This period was from October 1st, 2023, to March 31st, 2024. A total of 176 cases were identified. The WHOQOL BREF was used to assess QoL. Scores greater than one standard deviation above the mean were considered good, scores less than one standard deviation below the mean were regarded as poor, while scores that fell between them were deemed fair. Results: The mean age of respondents was 49.4 ± SD15.0 years. The mean overall quality of life and overall health were 3.18 ± SD 1.1 and 3.10 ± SD 1.1, respectively. The overall quality of life was poor in 19 (26%) of respondents, and only 7 (9.6%) of respondents had a good quality of life. The majority had a fair overall QoL. The overall QoL was significantly affected by the stage of disease (p=0.04) and treatment status (p=0.02). Conclusions: QoL concerns need to be addressed while offering care for women with gynecological malignancies.

Indexed as

GynaecologyMalignancyQuality of LifeZaria

Identifiers

PMID41169850
PMCPMC12571363

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.