Self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening practices among women in Ghana: predictive factors and reproductive health policy implications from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health.
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Breast Neoplasms
/ diagnosis
Breast Self-Examination
Cross-Sectional Studies
Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Ghana
/ epidemiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Mammography
/ statistics & numerical data
Mass Screening
/ psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
/ ethnology
Reproductive Health
Self Report
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
/ diagnosis
Vaginal Smears
/ statistics & numerical data
World Health Organization
Adult women
Breast and cervical screening practices
Ghana
Older women
Journal
BMC women's health
ISSN: 1472-6874
Titre abrégé: BMC Womens Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088690
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 07 2020
28 07 2020
Historique:
received:
09
03
2020
accepted:
16
07
2020
entrez:
30
7
2020
pubmed:
30
7
2020
medline:
8
1
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Breast and cervical cancers constitute the two leading causes of cancer deaths among women in Ghana. This study examined breast and cervical screening practices among adult and older women in Ghana. Data from a population-based cross-sectional study with a sample of 2749 women were analyzed from the study on global AGEing and adult health conducted in Ghana between 2007 and 2008. Binary and multivariable ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between socio-demographic factors, breast and cervical screening practices. We found that 12.0 and 3.4% of adult women had ever had pelvic screening and mammography respectively. Also, 12.0% of adult women had either one of the screenings while only 1.8% had both screening practices. Age, ever schooled, ethnicity, income quantile, father's education, mother's employment and chronic disease status were associated with the uptake of both screening practices. Nationwide cancer awareness campaigns and education should target women to improve health seeking behaviours regarding cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment. Incorporating cancer screening as a benefit package under the National Health Insurance Scheme can reduce financial barriers for breast and cervical screening.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Breast and cervical cancers constitute the two leading causes of cancer deaths among women in Ghana. This study examined breast and cervical screening practices among adult and older women in Ghana.
METHODS
Data from a population-based cross-sectional study with a sample of 2749 women were analyzed from the study on global AGEing and adult health conducted in Ghana between 2007 and 2008. Binary and multivariable ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between socio-demographic factors, breast and cervical screening practices.
RESULTS
We found that 12.0 and 3.4% of adult women had ever had pelvic screening and mammography respectively. Also, 12.0% of adult women had either one of the screenings while only 1.8% had both screening practices. Age, ever schooled, ethnicity, income quantile, father's education, mother's employment and chronic disease status were associated with the uptake of both screening practices.
CONCLUSION
Nationwide cancer awareness campaigns and education should target women to improve health seeking behaviours regarding cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment. Incorporating cancer screening as a benefit package under the National Health Insurance Scheme can reduce financial barriers for breast and cervical screening.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32723342
doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01022-5
pii: 10.1186/s12905-020-01022-5
pmc: PMC7388217
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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