Psychosocial Problems of Women with .Breast Cancer: The Case of Tikur Anbessa Hospital
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate the psychosocial problems of women
with breast cancer at Tikure Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa. In this study also an
attempt is made to assess the effect of certain factors (independent variables)
namely age of the patient, types of treatment and time since diagnosis in exposure
to the psychosocial problems. The dependent variables are anxiety, depression,
social stigma, qnd lack of social support. To achieve this objective convenient
sampling method was employed. Sixty women with breast cancer completed the
Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, Experienced Social Stigma Scale and Medical
Outcome Social Support Scale. An in-depth interview and Focus Group Discussion
were held with four patents. Descriptivestatistics and analysis of variance were used
to analyze data, and a p - value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically
significant. The result obtained states that among sixty women with breast cancer,
73% experience anxiety symptom to anxiety disorder, 73% shows depression
symptoms to depression disorder, 85% patients experience moderate to severe
social stigma and 68% experienced moderate to lack of social support. The
Conclusion is women with breast cancer experience anxiety, depression, social
stigma and lack of social support.
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