Developing an Approach to Implementing Breast Cancer Screening Using Clinical Breast Exam in the Primary Health Centers of Abuja, Nigeria

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The goal of this observational study is to engage with multilevel stakeholders to collaboratively and to systematically develop a suite of strategies for implementing breast cancer screening using clinical breast examination (CBE) in the primary health centers of Abuja, Nigeria. The main questions it aims to answer are: What barriers and facilitators exist to conducting screening CBE in Abuja's primary care setting and what implementation strategies would support CBE in primary care clinics? Participants will: * Allow observation of study clinic workflows * Participate in interviews and focus group discussions regarding screening CBE implementation

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
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• Be an employee or volunteer working at a participating PHC OR Be an employee or volunteer working at Nigeria's Ministry of Health OR Be an employee or volunteer working with a non-governmental organization that performs breast cancer related activities within the catchment area of a participating PHC

• Be willing to commit to keeping the content of focus group discussions confidential

• Be female

• Be between the ages of 40 and 65 years

• Be living within the catchment area of a participating PHC

• Be willing to commit to keeping the content of focus group discussions confidential

Locations
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Nigeria
Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria
RECRUITING
Abuja
Contact Information
Primary
Daniel O'Neil, MD, MPH
daniel.oneil@yale.edu
347-414-0560
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Adopters
Individuals responsible for deciding to institute screening CBE in Abuja's primary care clinics (e.g., policymakers, clinic administrators, nurse managers)
Implementers
Individuals responsible for actually performing the screening CBE in Abuja's primary care clinics (e.g., nurses, doctors, fieldworkers, clerical workers)
Recipients
Individuals eligible for a screening CBE (e.g., women over the age of 40 years from the community surrounding study clinics)
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Yale University
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI), University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

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