Factors associated with awareness of breast cancer among women of reproductive age in Lesotho

A national population-based cross-sectional survey

Bibliographic Data

ID15373239
AuthorsAgani Afaya (0000-0002-7918-2999, Yonsei University, corresponding author), Milipaak Japiong (0000-0001-9779-1264, University of Health and Allied Sciences), Kennedy Diema Konlan (0000-0002-1994-3792, University of Health and Allied Sciences), Solomon Mohammed Salia (0000-0001-5271-3975, University of Health and Allied Sciences)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages621-621
Publication date2023-03-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-15443-y
PMID37004021
OpenAlexW4362523883
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited32

The level of awareness of breast cancer among women of reproductive age in Lesotho was extremely low. We recommend that policymakers, clinicians, and public health practitioners should consider the factors identified in this study when designing and developing intervention programs to improve the awareness of breast cancer among women in Lesotho

Biostatistics · Breast cancer · Breast cancer awareness · Cancer · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Gynecology · Logistic regression · Obstetrics · Odds ratio · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Demography · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Reproductive Medicine

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