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Symptoms and Predisposing Factors of Breast and Cervical Cancer among Women Employees in a Southwest Nigerian University

Adebimpe, Oluwafisayo A., Babatunde S. I., Taiwo O. A., Ojeleye O., Famurewa O., Adekanle D. A.

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 22–28 · Published 25 Apr 2023

10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i125033

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.

Breast cancer cervical cancer morbidity

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