Assessment of Breast Cancer Awareness in Tamale Metropolis in Ghana

Korankye, Alex Addae-; Abada, Alex; Imoro, Fatahiyatu

doi:10.20448/journal.510/2016.3.1/510.1.1.5

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“…The majority of the studies [20][21][22][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] were conducted in the southern part of Ghana. Eight of the included studies were qualitative while the rest were quantitative in design.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Breast cancer is believed by some sections of Ghanaians to be a curse or a punishment from the lesser gods for sins committed by the individual [20]. Some women believe that an extra-marital immoral lifestyle provokes God's retribution for breast cancer development [27].…”

Section: Cultural Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the spiritual beliefs some women went to traditional healers for treatment [24,34]. A study in the northern part of Ghana revealed that women who suffer from breast cancer are witches and have used their breasts for ritual purposes [23] while in the southern part of Ghana some participants believed that breast cancer is caused by witches [20]. For example, a narration from a participant:…”

Section: Spiritual Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some women perceived that breast cancer is caused by spider bites [22], hereditary, extreme stress [20,30] trauma, infections [20] diet, or lifestyle [20,33]. Some perceived risk factors of breast cancer as stated by some women included non-breastfeeding women, obesity, or overweight [23,28,31], and contraceptive use [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hand-search of the included study references yielded no results. In total, we included 15 studies [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. The article selection process is shown in the PRISMA ow diagram (Fig.…”

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions that influence diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: evidence from a scoping review

Afaya

Anaba

Bam

et al. 2023

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Background Breast cancer is currently the most diagnosed cancer in Ghana and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women. Little published empirical evidence exists on cultural beliefs and perceptions about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in Ghana. This scoping review sought to map evidence on the sociocultural beliefs and perceptions that influence the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women. Methods This review was conducted following the methodological guideline of JBI and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL via EBSCOhost, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase. Studies that were conducted on cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs were included. The included studies were screened by title, abstract, and full text by three reviewers. Data was charted and results were represented in a narrative synthesis form. Results This review included 15 studies. Three categories were identified after the synthesis of the charted data. The categories included: cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs and misconceptions about breast cancer. The cultural beliefs included ancestral punishment and curses from the gods for wrongdoing leading to breast cancer. Spiritual beliefs about breast cancer were attributed to spiritual or supernatural forces. People had the religious belief that breast cancer was a test from God and resulted in prayers for healing. Conclusion This study adduces evidence of the sociocultural beliefs that impact on untimely diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana. Taking into consideration the diverse cultural and traditional beliefs about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, there is a compelling need for nationwide public education on breast cancer to clarify the myths and misconceptions about the disease. We recommend that sociocultural factors influencing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment be incorporated into breast cancer awareness programs, education, and intervention programs in Ghana.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cultural Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Spiritual Beliefsmentioning

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Section: Misconceptions About Breastmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions that influence diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: evidence from a scoping review

Afaya

Anaba

Bam

et al. 2023

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Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: a systematic review

Afaya,

Anaba,

Bam

et al. 2024

BMC Women's Health

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Background Breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ghana and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women. Few published empirical evidence exist on cultural beliefs and perceptions about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in Ghana. This systematic review sought to map evidence on the socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among Ghanaian women. Methods This review was conducted following the methodological guideline of Joanna Briggs Institute and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL via EBSCOhost, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase. Studies that were conducted on cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs were included. The included studies were screened by title, abstract, and full text by three reviewers. Data were charted and results were presented in a narrative synthesis form. Results After the title, abstract, and full-text screening, 15 studies were included. Three categories were identified after the synthesis of the charted data. The categories included: cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs and misconceptions about breast cancer. The cultural beliefs included ancestral punishment and curses from the gods for wrongdoing leading to breast cancer. Spiritual beliefs about breast cancer were attributed to spiritual or supernatural forces. People had the religious belief that breast cancer is a test from God and they resorted to prayers for healing. Some women perceived that breast cancer is caused by spider bites, heredity, extreme stress, trauma, infections, diet, or lifestyle. Conclusion This study adduces evidence of the socio-cultural beliefs that impact on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana. Taking into consideration the diverse cultural and traditional beliefs about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, there is a compelling need to intensify nationwide public education on breast cancer to clarify the myths and misconceptions about the disease. We recommend the need to incorporate socio-cultural factors influencing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment into breast cancer awareness programs, education, and interventions in Ghana.

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A Preliminary Psychometric Assessment of the Attitude of Health Trainee Undergraduate Students towards Breast - Self Examination in Ghana.

Amoah

Zangodumo

ANSAH

et al. 2021

ANUJAT

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Breast self-Examination (BSE) is the cheapest most recommended Breast Cancer (BC) preventive tool for resource-deprived settings. There is paucity in the attitude research domain and comparative gender assessments of the BSE knowledge, attitude and performance (KAP) literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the combined and exclusive gender BSE attitude of undergraduate health trainees and to determine significant differences between scores of both genders.The study used an online cross-sectional survey method. 336 health undergraduate students of the College of Health Sciences (CoHS) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) were purosively sampled for assessment of their BSE knowledge, attitude and performarmance (KAP). The study found that compared to the construction groups’ average norm of 101.17 (SD = 9.55), our study participants’ (SPs) BSE attitude was lower (92.51; SD = 11.80). However, using popular mid-point and 3- part attitude scoring methods, our SPs’ attitude scores were comparable to sub-regional and national findings. Moreover,the male participants scored a generally high BSE attitude but significantly lower compared to their female counterparts (p < 0.5). The study recommend the need to adjust the curricula of all health trainees in developing nations such as Ghana to reflect relevant BC preventive measures. Furthermore, BSE research, education and advocacy should involve more males as important BC BSE stake holders.

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Assessment of Breast Cancer Awareness in Tamale Metropolis in Ghana

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions that influence diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: evidence from a scoping review

Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions that influence diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: evidence from a scoping review

Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: a systematic review

A Preliminary Psychometric Assessment of the Attitude of Health Trainee Undergraduate Students towards Breast - Self Examination in Ghana.

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