Breast cancer morbidity and mortality in rural Ethiopia: data from 788 verbal autopsies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Ethiopia, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer among women. Little is known about the duration of disease and symptoms of patients who died from breast cancer in rural Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to assess breast cancer mortality with a particular focus on the self-reported duration of illness including suffering of symptoms, and need for medical care.

Methods

The cause of death was determined among randomly selected Ethiopian women residing in western Ethiopia. A modified standard verbal autopsy (VA) questionnaire was completed by women whose sisters had died. The questionnaires were reviewed by two independent local physicians to assign a cause of death. We analyzed pattern of cause of deaths, duration of suffering, symptoms, and treat

SUBMITTER: Ayele W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8951700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature