Women’s empowerment and its influence on the uptake of breast cancer screening in Tanzania: an analysis of 2022 Tanzania demographic health survey data
Women's empowerment is significantly associated with the likelihood of engaging in breast cancer screening. Empowered women are more likely to undergo screening. Focus should be on empowering women through education, businesses, and community involvement. Country-specific interventions and breast cancer screening awareness campaigns should include empowerment initiatives to promote screening uptake.
Authors
- Neena Elezebeth Philip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3232)
- Lekha D. Bhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-9762)
- Maureen Treasure Bamusi
Institutions
- Central University of Tamil Nadu (IN)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03345-z
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.83