Symptoms and Predisposing Factors of Breast and Cervical Cancer among Women Employees in a Southwest Nigerian University
Adebimpe, Oluwafisayo A. *
Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Babatunde S. I.
Department of Psychology, Atiba University , Oyo State, Nigeria.
Taiwo O. A.
Department of Psychiatry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Ojeleye O.
Department of Psychiatry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Famurewa O.
Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Adekanle D. A.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The leading cause of mortality among women has been identified as breast and cervical cancer in Nigeria. The objective of the study identified the symptoms and predisposing factors associated with breast and cervical cancer among the participants. A cross-sectional design and convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 460 women between the age of 18-60 years at a southwestern Nigerian university. Chi-square analysis revealed that bleeding per vagina after intercourse (X2 (4) = 28.0590, p < 0.00), vagina discharge (X2 (14) =20.3584, p < 0.00), painful intercourse X2 (4) = 10.8698, p < 0.03), genetic inheritance (X2 (4) =12.6040, p < 0.01) were significant among the symptoms and predisposing factors of cervical cancer. However, family history, cigarette smoking, consumption of fatty diets, environmental factors, and age were significant X2 (12) =38.9467, p < 0.00) for breast cancer.
Keywords: Breast cancer, cervical cancer, morbidity