TY - JOUR
T1 - Stigma and discrimination against breast cancer survivors in indonesia
T2 - an interpretive phenomenology study
AU - Tisnasari, Ida Ayu Made Ari Santi
AU - Nuraini, Tuti
AU - Afiyanti, Yati
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Universitas Indonesia under the Magistrate Thesis Research Grant (Hibah PTM) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia (No. NKB-903/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2022).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Jurnal Ners.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide. Breast cancer and its treatment have a direct impact on all aspects of a woman's life, as well as on breast cancer survivors, thereby affecting the fulfillment of her needs. The purpose of the study is to explore stigma and discrimination against breast cancer sufferers. Methods: This study uses a qualitative method of interpretive phenomenology. Semi-structured interviews were purposively conducted from March to June 2022 with 14 women breast cancer survivors. Results: The three themes identified in this study include: a short duration of survival, being labeled as a suffering person, and social discrimination. Conclusions: Breast cancer survivors experienced stigma regarding their cancer diagnosis. Thus, highlighting the rising need of health professionals’ intervention in resolving and adapting to stigma and discrimination regarding breast cancer diagnosis in Indonesia..
AB - Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide. Breast cancer and its treatment have a direct impact on all aspects of a woman's life, as well as on breast cancer survivors, thereby affecting the fulfillment of her needs. The purpose of the study is to explore stigma and discrimination against breast cancer sufferers. Methods: This study uses a qualitative method of interpretive phenomenology. Semi-structured interviews were purposively conducted from March to June 2022 with 14 women breast cancer survivors. Results: The three themes identified in this study include: a short duration of survival, being labeled as a suffering person, and social discrimination. Conclusions: Breast cancer survivors experienced stigma regarding their cancer diagnosis. Thus, highlighting the rising need of health professionals’ intervention in resolving and adapting to stigma and discrimination regarding breast cancer diagnosis in Indonesia..
KW - breast cancer
KW - cancer survivors
KW - discrimination
KW - stigma
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U2 - 10.20473/jn.v17i2.39448
DO - 10.20473/jn.v17i2.39448
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141158466
SN - 1858-3598
VL - 17
SP - 183
EP - 189
JO - Jurnal Ners
JF - Jurnal Ners
IS - 2
ER -
