Open AccessCaregiver burden and associated factors amongst carers of women with advanced breast cancer attending a radiation oncology clinic in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ikechi E. Jite,
A. Adetunji,
Ayorinde Folasire,
Joshua O. Akinyemi,
Segun Bello
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2812
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , caregiver burden , family medicine , cancer , family caregivers , odds ratio , population , logistic regression , psycho oncology , dyad , gerontology , disease , environmental health , dementia , social psychology , psychology
The responsibility of caring for patients with advanced cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly shouldered by family members because of paucity of institutional facilities. There is a growing concern that the number of women needing treatment for advanced breast cancer is rising at an unprecedented rate in Nigeria.