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Sponsor: University of Huddersfield
Conditions: Breast Cancer Screening
Interventions: Community Health Nurse-Led Breast Cancer Screening Education, Text Messaging Breast Cancer Screening Educational Intervention, Control Arm - standard of care
Countries: Ghana
This study aims to implement two interventions to determine the most effective one that can improve Ghanaian women's decision to get their breasts examined by a healthcare professional. The two interventions are (1) a system where community health nurses will be leveraged to educate women on breast cancer screening; (2) a system where women will be sent text messages about breast cancer screening. Both interventions will be carried out over five months. A survey will be conducted before the intervention is introduced. Then, after the sixth month, another survey will be implemented to determine whether there have been changes. Only women who are 25 years or older will be included in the study.
Sex: FEMALE
Age: 25 Years to —
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Must be a female aged 25 years or older * Must be resident in the Danfa community * Must be someone who can confirm their availability for at least the next eight months after the initiation of the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Males * Females aged \<25 years * Women who are not resident in the study setting * Women who cannot be available for at least the next eight months after the initiation of the trial
- Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana