Association of social support and religiosity with survival among women with breast cancer in a low-income population in the Southeastern United States
A large social support network and regular attendance at faith-based services were associated with better survival among women with breast cancer. This calls for incorporating appropriate interventions to cancer care such as social support groups to improve survival.
Authors
- Ronald Fisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-5190)
- Violet Kayamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-2501)
- Loren Lipworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7528-9775)
- Isaac Fwemba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-0946)
- Martha J. Shrubsole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5591-7575)
- Douglas DeMoulin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-1554)
- Wilbroad Mutale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-6750)
- Kabisa Mwala
- Xiao-Ou Shu
Institutions
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21908-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Vanderbilt University
- National Cancer Institute