Predictors of breast cancer among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry-A case-control study

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of breast cancer is increasing in developing countries over decades. Breast cancer is a public health problem in India. Identifying the risk factors helps to reduce the incidence and improve quality of life of people in future. Method: A hospital based case control study was conducted among all the breast cancer cases newly diagnosed in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Puducherry. 40 cases of breast cancer were paired with age matched controls from the same hospital (ratio 1:2) with a total of 120 study participants. Data were collected by interviewing the participants using a pre tested structured questionnaire. Analysis was done using SPSS version 24.0 Results: Age group of participants ranged from 35-69 years. Age group of 46-55 years [OR-3.4; 95% CI: 1.1-11.2], homemaker [OR-0.4; 95% CI: 0.2-0.9], Early menarche