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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A mixed-method assessment of beliefs and practice around breast cancer in Ethiopia: Implications for public health programming and cancer control
Global Public Health, Volume 6, No. 7, Year 2011
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Description
A large proportion of breast cancer patients in Ethiopia present for biomedical care too late, or not at all, resulting in high mortality. This study was conducted to better learn of beliefs and practices among patients accessing breast cancer services in a large referral centre in Ethiopia. Using a mixed-method design, we interviewed 69 breast cancer patients presenting for care at Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, about their beliefs, experiences and perspectives on breast cancer. Awareness of breast cancer is low in Ethiopia and even among those who are aware of the disease, a sense of hopelessness and fatalism is common. Early signs/symptoms are frequently ignored and patients often first present to traditional healers. Breast cancer is perceived as being caused typically from humoral anomalies or difficulties resulting from breast feeding, and study participants indicate that stigmatisation and social isolation complicate discussion and action around breast cancer. Consistent with other studies, this study shows that traditional beliefs and practices are common around breast cancer and that numerous barriers exist to identification and treatment in Ethiopia. Integrating health beliefs and practice into public health action in innovative ways may reduce stigma, increase awareness and promote survivability among breast cancer patients. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dye, Timothy D.
United States, Syracuse
Suny Upstate Medical University
France, Paris
Axios International
Bogale, Solomon Ketema
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Tikur Anbessa Hospital
Hobden, Claire
United States, New York
Axios International
Tilahun, Yared Tadesse
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Axios Foundation
Hechter, Vanessa
Unknown Affiliation
Deressa, Teshome
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia Veterinary Association
Bizé, Marion
United States, Syracuse
Suny Upstate Medical University
Reeler, Anne Vibeke
United States, Syracuse
Suny Upstate Medical University
Statistics
Citations: 54
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/17441692.2010.510479
ISSN:
17441692
e-ISSN:
17441706
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Ethiopia