Factors affecting delay in the presentation of breast cancer symptoms among women in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional survey

field_of_study

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university

Al-Azhar University – Gaza

authors

Abo Al-Shiekh S.S.; Alajerami Y.S.; Abushab K.M.; Najim A.A.; Alwaheidi S.; Davies E.A.

authors_full_names

Abo Al-Shiekh, Samira S. (57212882999); Alajerami, Yasser S. (55144017200); Abushab, Khaled M. (57195635584); Najim, Ahmed A. (57219157573); Alwaheidi, Shaymaa (57212303638); Davies, Elizabeth A. (35232878600)

authors_id

57212882999; 55144017200; 57195635584; 57219157573; 57212303638; 35232878600

year

2022

source_title

BMJ Open

article_title

Factors affecting delay in the presentation of breast cancer symptoms among women in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional survey

volume

12

issue

10

publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

article_number

e061847

affiliations

Mammography Department, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; Department of Medical Imaging, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine; Nursing Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine; King's College London, Gaza, Palestine; Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Knowledge and Intelligence, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

authors_with_affiliations

Abo Al-Shiekh S.S., Mammography Department, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; Alajerami Y.S., Department of Medical Imaging, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine; Abushab K.M., Department of Medical Imaging, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine; Najim A.A., Nursing Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine; Alwaheidi S., King's College London, Gaza, Palestine; Davies E.A., Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Knowledge and Intelligence, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

corresponding_author

S.S. Abo Al-Shiekh; Mammography Department, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; email: Samira.alshiekh.1980@gmail.com

cited_by

9

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061847

author_keywords

Breast tumours; Health policy; PUBLIC HEALTH

index_keywords

Arabs; Breast Neoplasms; Cross-Sectional Studies; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Surveys and Questionnaires; adult; age; aged; Article; breast biopsy; breast cancer; cancer center; cancer diagnosis; cancer pain; cancer staging; controlled study; cross-sectional study; delayed diagnosis; echomammography; educational status; family history; female; health service; help seeking behavior; human; human tissue; major clinical study; medical record; middle aged; Palestinian; pilot study; social status; waiting room; Arab; breast tumor; early cancer diagnosis; questionnaire