Community Knowledge, Perception and Attitude Toward Breast Cancer in Sekyere East District-Ghana

Azumah, Francess Dufie; Nachinaab, John Onzaberigu

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss6.733

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“…Participants were taken to traditional doctors. Azumah (2017) [ 27 ] Asokore in the Sekyere East District in the Ashanti Region To examine the community knowledge, perception, and attitude toward breast cancer in Asokore in the Sekyere East District. Quantitative study 97 women.…”

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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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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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“…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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“…A study by Iddrisu et al and Agbokey revealed that breast cancer is a disgraceful disease, dangerous, and a fast killer [21,29]. Some people also believe that breast cancer can be cured [25,30] by herbal treatment or medicine [23] while some believe that it is not curable [25]. Some people also believed that breast cancer was contagious and transmissible and avoided sharing equipment with breast cancer survivors [29].…”

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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.…”

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“…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]. Some women had the perception that male health practitioners would not be allowed to examine or see their breasts while some preferred male doctors to examine their breasts [25]. A study in Accra conducted among female nonmedical students revealed that suckling the breast by a male caused breast cancer [26].…”

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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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Community Knowledge, Perception and Attitude Toward Breast Cancer in Sekyere East District-Ghana

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

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

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

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