Women's delay in presenting breast cancer symptoms in Kurdistan-Iraq
| Autor: | Jamal K. Shakor, Atiya K Mohammed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Delayed Diagnosis Time Factors Developing country Early detection Breast Neoplasms Patient delay Young Adult Breast cancer Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Health belief model Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Developing Countries Socioeconomic status Early Detection of Cancer business.industry Developed Countries General Medicine Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Self Concept Cross-Sectional Studies Health promotion Socioeconomic Factors Oncology Family medicine Iraq Female business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 16:1360 |
| ISSN: | 0973-1482 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_775_18 |
| Popis: | Background: Women in developing countries usually delay in presenting their symptoms as a part of the early diagnosis program. This study was conducted for analyzing the reason of patient's delay and its relation with socioeconomic and health conditions, knowledge, and women's belief about breast cancer (BC). Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional design in the early detection center in Kurdistan (North Iraq). Women were interviewed about socioeconomic and health background, knowledge, and belief about BC. Results: The median of patient delay in the BC symptomatic women in this study was higher (30 days) as compared with developed countries. Patient delay was longer in women who were widows, had a barely self-perceived economic status, and had chronic diseases. There was a significant relationship of patient delay with women's health motivation and perceived barrier to seeking medical care. Conclusions: Health promotion program should emphasize on the women's motivation about early diagnosis and seeking to early detection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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