Quality of life of breast cancer patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although breast cancer has a markedly higher incidence in developed countries, seven out of ten deaths occur in developing countries, including Ethiopia. However, there is a limited information on the quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia, notably in the Amhara region. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the QoL and its associated factors among patients with breast cancer in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Methods

An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from 25th March 2019 to 7th July 2019. A systematically selected sample of 256 breast cancer patients were participated in the study. A standardized interviewer-administered Amharic version questionnaire was used to collect the data. We used the European Organization for R

SUBMITTER: Alem T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210875 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature