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Table 2 Personal information, breast cancer knowledge and referral practice in community healthcare centres and referral hospitals in Bamako

From: Health system organisation and patient pathways: breast care patients’ trajectories and medical doctors’ practice in Mali

 

All

CHC (N = 24)

RH (N = 12)

Age1 (mean, SD)

40.3 (6.0)

40.1 (6.9)

40.8 (4.1)

Years of work experience (mean, SD)

9.6

9.0

10.9

Gender

 female

7

7

0

 male

29

17

12

Specialisation1

 Yes

14

2

12

 No

21

21

0

Internship in oncology

 Yes

21

12

9

 No

15

12

3

Number of suspected cases per month2

 0–1

27

20

7

 2–6

4

3

1

Self-rated breast cancer knowledge

 Very good

10

2

8

 Good

14

12

2

 Middle

12

10

2

 Poor

0

0

0

Frequency of performed CBE1

 Regularly

25

16

9

 Rarely

9

7

2

 Other

1

0

1

Able to recognise suspected cases

 Yes

33

21

12

 No

1

1

0

 Maybe

2

2

0

Recommendations for suspected cases*

 Further Analyses

22

10

12

 Referral

17

17

0

Requested analyses for suspected cases*

 Fine needle aspiration/biopsy

16

8

8

 Echography/Mammography

30

20

10

 Other

1

0

1

Referral to which specialist if needed*

 Surgeon

13

6

7

 Gynaecologist

21

14

7

 Oncologist

19

14

5

 Radiotherapy

1

0

1

 No referral

1

1

0

Referral to Health care facility if needed*

 Referral Hospital

12

12

0

 Private Clinic

0

0

0

 Tertiary Hospital

26

15

11

 No referral

1

0

1

  1. 11 case missing, 25 cases missing, *multiple answers possible; CHC = Community Health Care centre; RH = Referral Hospital; CBE = Clinical Breast Examination