Knowledge and Health Seeking Behaviour of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana

Knowledge and Health Seeking Behaviour of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana

Agbokey, Francis;Kudzawu, Elorm;Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli;Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi;Owusu-Agyei, Seth;Asante, Kwaku Poku;Agbokey, Francis;Kudzawu, Elorm;Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli;Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi;Owusu-Agyei, Seth;Asante, Kwaku Poku;
international journal of breast cancer 2019 Vol. 2019
499
francis2019knowledgeinternational

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Background. Breast 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. Methods. A 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. Results. Participants’ 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. Conclusion. There 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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