Determinants of Breast Cancer Screening among Rural Women, Homa Bay County, and Western Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Odhiambo, Felix Blair
Oyore, John Paul
Agina, BOM
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Abstract
Breast cancer is a serious disease and it is one of the
major causes of morbidity and mortality in Kenya and the
World as a whole. It can be controlled by early detection, and
prompt treatment or management. This paper aimed to
demonstrate the screening levels of breast cancer among women
in Homa-Bay County and determine factors associated with
breast cancer screening. This was a cross-sectional study, which
was done in April 2019 in two purposively selected sub-counties
in Homa Bay County, Western Kenya. A region, which had
previously registered lower screening levels of cancer in national
surveys. Data analysis was majorly descriptive showing
proportions. A Chi-square test was used to check for the
association of categorical variables with breast cancer screening.
Results indicated that the majority of the respondents had not
gone (87.35%) for screening compared to those who had gone for
screening (12.65%). Factors that were found to be significantly
associated with breast cancer included if the woman was
smoking (Chi-Square p-value = 0.02, history of a family member
diagnosed with breast cancer (Chi-Square p-value = 0.004), and
having undergone X-ray at one point in life (Chi-Square p-value
= 0.021). The study concluded that breast cancer screening is
still very low in Homa- Bay County and factors such as smoking
and having a family member who had been diagnosed with
breast cancer are associated with breast cancer screening. We
recommend an increased health promotion and education
activities based on breast cancer screening so that the women can
go for the available cost-effective screening methods such as
Clinical Breast Examination in Homa Bay County. This can be
done through increased campaigns for breast cancer screening
and home visits to encourage breast cancer screening or selfbreast examination.
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Keywords
Breast cancer, screening, women, detection, home campaigns
Citation
Odhiambo, F. B., Oyore, J. P., & Agina, B. O. M. Determinants of Breast Cancer Screening among Rural Women, Homa Bay County, and Western Kenya. Education, 46(28.2), 21-5.
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