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Understanding the opinion of women caregivers of cancer patients and Healthcare Professionals towards breast and cervical cancer screening.

Perceptions of informal women caregivers of cancer patients and healthcare professionals towards the uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening in a tertiary cancer care center, Udupi, Karnataka, India.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050988
Enrollment
50
Registered
2023-03-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women informal caregivers: 1. Women caregivers aged >= 18 years 2. Women caregivers of cancer patients diagnosed or treated with cancer of all types- undergoing treatment or completed treatment and are on follow-ups. Health Care Professionals: 1. Healthcare professionals (doctors, postgraduates, and nurses) working across the departments in the comprehensive cancer care center.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women informal caregivers: 1. Women caregivers who have undergone or are routinely undergoing screening for breast or cervical cancer. 2. Women caregivers who were diagnosed or treated with cancer in the past. 3. Women who cannot communicate in local languages(Kannada/Tulu), English, or Hindi. Health Care Professionals: 1. Healthcare professionals who are not willing to participate 2. Healthcare professionals with <= 6 months of working experience in the comprehensive cancer care center.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is to use the information from this study to understand the perceptions of informal women caregivers towards breast and cervical cancer screening in India. Such an approach would allow one to reach the unscreened caregivers when they are particularly aware of the risk of developing cancer. Timepoint: Baseline - 30th June 2023 4th week - NA 8th week - NA—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Summarise qualitative information of Health care Professionals on strategies/recommendations to improve breast and cervical cancer screening uptake, which policymakers can use and plan for future interventions to improve cancer screening and detection.Timepoint: Baseline - 30th JUNE 2023 4th week - NA 8th week - NA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrArathi Rao

Prasanna School of Public Health(PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE)

arathi.anil@manipal.edu9008418848

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026