{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Mwaka AD"],"funding":["Medical Research Council&apos;s Newton Fund","Cancer Research UK","Medical Research Council","South African National Department of Health","GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Africa Non-Communicable Disease Open Lab"],"pagination":["e041365"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7925866"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>We assessed the process of recognising abnormal bodily changes, interpretations and attributions, and help-seeking behaviour among community-based Ugandan women with possible symptoms of breast and cervical cancer, in order to inform health interventions aiming to promote timely detection and diagnosis of cancer.<h4>Design</h4>Qualitative in-depth interviews.<h4>Setting</h4>Rural and urban communities in Uganda.<h4>Participants</h4>Women who participated in the African Women Awareness of CANcer cross-sectional survey who disclosed potential breast and cervical cancer symptoms were eligible; recruitment was purposive. Interviews were conducted in women's homes, lasted between 40 and 90 min, were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and translated to English. Thematic analy"],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pubmed_title":["Symptom appraisal, help-seeking and perceived barriers to healthcare seeking in Uganda: an exploratory study among women with potential symptoms of breast and cervical cancer."],"pmcid":["PMC7925866"],"funding_grant_id":["023","23385","MC_PC_16098","C8640/A23385"],"pubmed_authors":["Mwaka AD","Walter FM","Moodley J","Scott S","Wabinga H","Harries J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Symptom appraisal, help-seeking and perceived barriers to healthcare seeking in Uganda: an exploratory study among women with potential symptoms of breast and cervical cancer.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>We assessed the process of recognising abnormal bodily changes, interpretations and attributions, and help-seeking behaviour among community-based Ugandan women with possible symptoms of breast and cervical cancer, in order to inform health interventions aiming to promote timely detection and diagnosis of cancer.<h4>Design</h4>Qualitative in-depth interviews.<h4>Setting</h4>Rural and urban communities in Uganda.<h4>Participants</h4>Women who participated in the African Women Awareness of CANcer cross-sectional survey who disclosed potential breast and cervical cancer symptoms were eligible; recruitment was purposive. Interviews were conducted in women's homes, lasted between 40 and 90 min, were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and translated to English. Thematic analy","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2026-07-16T03:40:44.038Z","creation":"2025-04-20T02:28:09.581Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7925866","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33550241"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041365"]}}