Table 5 Male heads of households’ practice and support of female members’ breast health-seeking behavior in Kaloleni sub-county, Kenya
From: Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya
Question | n(%)ǂ |
|---|---|
Does your wife tell you of her health concerns (n = 221) | |
Yes | 212(95.9) |
No | 9(4.1) |
Do you enquire why wife visits health facility (n = 216) | |
Yes | 200(92.6) |
No | 16(7.4) |
If you knew that BC could be detected at an early stage, would you encourage your wife to get screened? | |
Yes | 220(97.4) |
No | |
Who would pay for the screening tests? | |
Myself | 201(92.6) |
Her family | 6(2.8) |
My parents | 4(1.8) |
Other | 6(2.8) |
What would be your role if your wife had a breast problem? | |
Ask her to go to the hospital | 219(94.0) |
Other | 3(1.3) |
Not my concern | 11(4.7) |
Who would decide where your wife would seek help? | |
Myself | 222(96.5) |
My parents | 5(2.2) |
Her parents/ Community elders/others | 3(1.2) |
Where would you take her if your wife had a breast lump? | |
Health facility | 224(96.1) |
Faith healer/ Traditional doctor | 7 (3.1) |
What health facility would you take her to to seek help for a breast problem? | |
Dispensary | 91(40.3) |
Health centre | 40(17.7) |
Sub-county hospital | 49(21.7) |
County or Teaching & Referral hospital | 46(20.4) |
Why would you choose a particular facility? | |
Location close to home | 221(94.4) |
Husband’s/family decision | 13(5.5) |
How soon would you seek help if your wife had a breast lump? | |
< 1 week | 119(93.0) |
< 1 month | 4(3.1) |
Other | 5(4.0) |
Would you allow a male doctor to exam your wife’s breast? | |
Yes | 201(86.3) |
No | 31(13.3) |
Would you allow a male traditional healer to exam your wife’s breast? | |
Yes | 47(20.1) |
No | 185(79.1) |
Who would you tell if your wife had a BC diagnosis? | |
Immediate family | 179(77.8) |
Community, elders, religious leaders, others | 27(11.7) |
No one | 24(10.4) |
What would you do if wife was living with BC | |
Support her | 211(91.0) |
Take another wife | 13(5.6) |
Leave her, don’t know, other | 6(2.6) |
Who would support you wife if she had BC? | |
Myself | 176(75.5) |
Our children | 13(5.6) |
Wife’s family | 7(3.0) |
Community | 1(0.4) |
Other | 36(15.5) |