International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

Perception of cervical cancer patients on their quality of life in western Kenya

  • Author:
  • Jane A. Owenga, Yaw Afrane, Peter O. Odada
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 475 to 485

*School of Health sciences - Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

**Kenya Medical Research Institute, Public Health Department

Online published on 25 March, 2015.

Abstract

Quality of life is the subjective perception of the impact of disease and treatment on the health status of an individual as regards to physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. Quality of life in patients with life threatening diseases is measurable concept which has been done in many countries all over the world. In Kenya cervical cancer is the leading female cancer in both incidence and mortality rates at 40.1 and 21.8 respectively. This paper evaluated the perception of cervical cancer patients on their quality of life.