Publications by authors named "Emily Ochieng'"
Background: Early detection and prompt access to quality treatment and palliative care are critical for good breast cancer outcomes. Interventions require understanding of identified barriers and facilitators to care. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach, whose purpose is to describe feelings and lived experiences of participants, can expand the existing scope of understanding of barriers and facilitators in accessing breast cancer care in Kenya.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: By 2025, Kenya is estimated to experience a two-thirds increase in the incidence of breast cancer. Local research is necessary to generate evidence to inform policy, public health, and medical practice. There have been no longitudinal cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa of women with and without breast cancer.
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- A projected 35% increase in breast cancer cases in Kenya by 2025 highlights the need for locally-informed research to guide health policy and practices.
- Existing studies primarily stem from high-income countries, making them less applicable to Kenya's unique socio-economic context.
- The planned study will assess the feasibility of conducting longitudinal cohort research with 800 women, comparing breast cancer survivors to those without a diagnosis, while using both qualitative and quantitative methods for a comprehensive understanding.