Open AccessScreening by Clinical Breast Examination in Western Kenya: Who Comes?
Author(s) -
Naftali Busakhala,
Fredrick Chite,
Juddy Wachira,
Violet Naanyu,
Job Kisuya,
Alfred Keter,
Ann Mwangi,
Evanjeline Njiru,
David Chumba,
Lugaria Lumarai,
Penina Biwott,
Ivan Kiplimo,
Grieven P. Otieno,
Gabriel Kigen,
Patrick J. Loehrer,
Thomus Inui
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.2015.000687
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , family medicine , breast cancer screening , breast self examination , breast examination , cancer , cohort , disease , breast cancer awareness , gynecology , gerontology , mammography
More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate in breast cancer screening when it is offered by comparing the views of a cohort of those who attended a screening special event with those of community controls who did not attend.