Normative BREAST-Q Scores in Sub-Saharan African Women: Interpreting the Impact of Mastectomy and Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As such, optimizing outcomes for treatment and reconstruction is a global health priority. Currently, normative data for interpreting BREAST-Q results are limited to high-income countries. This study seeks to evaluate baseline breast-related quality of life in SSA women without breast cancer and compare it with previously published normative values.

Methods

Women in Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia 18 years of age and older with no history of breast cancer or breast surgery were recruited to complete the BREAST-Q preoperative mastectomy module. Multivariable regression was performed to identify correlations between sociodemographic variables and BREAST-Q scores. Comparisons were mad

SUBMITTER: Baglien BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11838158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature