Exploring Socio-economic and Physical Causes of Breast Cancer: A Case Study of Irnum Hospital Peshawar
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https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.860546847Keywords:
Breast Cancer, Breast Self-examination, Mammography, PostmenopausalAbstract
The main theme of this study is to find out the social factors contributing to BC. This study was conducted in IRNUM hospital Peshawar. A sample size of 60 respondents (BC patients) was randomly selected in the selected hospital. The study was analyzed by SPSS descriptive analyses were performed for the frequency and of the data. Results of the study disclosed that the lack of better health services and the unavailability of government BC hospitals is one of the major reasons for BC. Likewise, the delayed availability of medicine by government hospitals is leading to BC. In addition, the selection of low-standard hospitals due to poor economic background is also a contributing factor to BC. The study concluded that the major sociological causes of BC are a lack of awareness regarding BC, obesity and socio-economic status.Improving the physical conditions of government hospitals, awareness campaigns regarding BC,providing basic facilities and provision of different medical equipment are some of the recommendations of the study findings.
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