Maternally Orphaned Children and Intergenerational Concerns Associated With Breast Cancer Deaths Among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Galukande, Moses
- Schüz, Joachim
- Anderson, Benjamin O
- Zietsman, Annelle
- Adisa, Charles
- Anele, Angelica
- Parham, Groesbeck
- Pinder, Leeya F
- Mutumba, Songiso
- Lombe, Dorothy
- Cabanes, Anna
- Foerster, Milena
- Dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel
- McCormack, Valerie
DOIAbstract
IMPORTANCE: Low breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa's young population increases the likelihood that breast cancer deaths result in maternal orphans, ie, children (<18 years) losing their mother. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of maternal orphans and their ages for every 100 breast cancer deaths in sub-Saharan African settings during 2014-2019 and to describe family concerns about the orphaned children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Deaths occurring between September 1, 2014, and July 1, 2019, in the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) were examined in a cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer during 2014-2017 at major cancer treatment hospitals in Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia. The cohort was...
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