A Study on the Effects of Cervical Cancer on Marital Relationship of Female Patients at the Cancer Disease Hospital in Lusaka District, Zambia

Author(s): Lillian Chola and Dr. T. Velmurugan

Abstract:

The study was conducted the effects of cervical cancer on marital relationship of female patients at the cancer Disease Hospital in Lusaka district, Zambia. The study was based on a descriptive research design and a total of 70 female cervical cancer patients were randomly selected through simple random sampling. Data was collected by the sue of a semi structure questionnaire and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social sciences, The results of the study showed that majority of the respondents are aware about cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening. However the results showed that the uptake of cervical cancer screening is still low due to lack of screening facilities and well trained medical personnel. The results further shows that cervical cancer patients are facing psycho social challenges such as divorce, discrimination and gender based violence amongst others. Based on the research findings, there is need for adequate civic education for partners and the community about cervical cancer aimed at eliminating discrimination and stigma of female patients of cervical cancer. There is also need for scaling up awareness campaigns that will address the various psycho-social challenges faced by cervical cancer patients.

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