Mammographic Breast Pattern in Postmenopausal Women in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria

Bassey, Oku S; Soyemi, T; Adeniji-Sofoluwe, A T; Adeoye, AO; Mosuro, O.; Akingbola, Titilola S.; Osofundiya, O. O.; Obajimi, Gbolahan Oladele; Oluwasola, A O; Obajimi, M O; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.

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“…The level of awareness of breast cancer has been documented to be very poor in developing countries,[ 18 ] even among health workers. [ 19 20 21 ] Our study shows that most women who accessed both screening and diagnostic mammography in the period under review were referred by health workers. Thus, this supports the previous findings of positive relationship between the role of health workers and utilization of mammography in the population.…”

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Pattern of Mammography Utilization by Women Attending Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Bassey¹,

Aghahowa

Esomonu

et al. 2020

J West Afr Coll Surg

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Introduction: Mammography is a major tool for the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer globally. Poor funding and lack of good public health education for mammography in resource-limited countries limit access to mammographic services. In these settings, patients bear the cost of breast cancer screening from out-of-pocket expenses. The aim of this study was to interrogate the pattern of utilization of mammography by women of childbearing age, who attended Asokoro District Hospital (ADH) for Healthcare, with the view to increase uptake. Materials and Methods: This was a 4-year retrospective, cross-sectional study of 534 women who attended ADH from July 2015 to June 2019 for screening or diagnostic mammography. Data were extracted from completed questionnaire by women who had mammography during the period under review. The data were entered into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 27 by IBM for analysis. Results: The mean age of the women was 47.8 years ± 7.7 with a range of 30–82 years. Most of the women, 525 (94.9%), were referred for mammography by health workers; only nine (5.1%) had mammography on self-referral. In all, 71% of the women paid for their mammography from their pockets, whereas 28.1% made payments through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). A total of 100% of women who reported for mammography on self-referral paid for the services from their pockets. The association between the funding options and mode of referral was statistically significant, P = 0.049. Conclusion: This study showed that referral for mammography by health workers was responsible for not only most of the mammograms conducted but also all the women who utilized NHIS to pay for this service. Resources should therefore be directed towards creating awareness among health workers, especially with the present level of NHIS coverage in the population, in order to increase the uptake of screening mammography in the population.

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Pattern of Mammography Utilization by Women Attending Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Bassey¹,

Aghahowa

Esomonu

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J West Afr Coll Surg

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“…Breast density has been reported to be an independent predictor of breast cancer risk. Women with highest mammographic breast density may have four to six fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to those with less breast density [1].…”

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“…Mammography is a radiographic imaging technique for screening and diagnosis of breast pathologies using low energy ionizing radiation in the range of 20-35 KV. It has an advantage over ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques due to its reported high sensitivity and specificity, non-operator dependence, relative availability and affordability [1,2,3].…”

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Mammographic Breast Densities among 200 Nigerian Females in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

Baba¹,

Muhammad²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2021

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Background: Breast density has been reported to be an independent predictor of breast cancer risk. Women with highest mammographic breast density may have four to six fold increased risk of developing cancer. Aim and Objective: This study is aimed at evaluating the various forms of breast densities following screening and diagnostic mammographic examination. Materials and Methods: From December 2010 and November 2012, 200 females had mammographic breast examination. Seventy-seven (77) females had routine screening mammography while 123 had diagnostic mammographic examination in the department with the General Electric (GE) Alpha-RT machine with model number MGF-101(manufactured 2010). All the subjects had to fill a mammographic form consisting of variables like age, sex, occupation, family history of breast cancer, tribe, contraception, parity, and caffeine consumption, history of surgical intervention (lumpectomy, biopsy and/or mastectomy), previous mammography and last child birth. MLO and CC views were done for the breast examination though additional views were occasionally employed. Results: Breast density decreases with increase in age of the female subjects and breast lesions are better detected following mammography on fatty or less dense breast.

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Mammographic Breast Pattern in Postmenopausal Women in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria

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Pattern of Mammography Utilization by Women Attending Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Pattern of Mammography Utilization by Women Attending Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Mammographic Breast Densities among 200 Nigerian Females in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

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