Impact of Breast Cancer in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Retrospective e-HMIS Data Base Review and Analysis

Background: Breast cancer is an emerging non-communicable disease in Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of breast cancer in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Methods: Retrospective secondary data were scanned from health management information system data base (e-HMIS) at Tigray Regional Health Bureau from 2011-2017. Data abstraction and analysis were conducted from June to July 2018. Scanned data were filtered in Excel- sheet and exported to SPSS version 21 for further statistical analysis. Finally, descriptive statistics were used to display finding of impact of breast cancer in terms of its morbidity and mortality rate using table and line graph. Results: A total of 4630 cancer cases were registered during the study period. Of which, 1250 (26.9%) were new cases of breast cancer. high proportion of breast cancer morbidity and mortality was observed in age category of 15 years of age and above in both men and women. Over all breast cancer mortality was 2.3% during the study period. The trend of breast cancer morbidity was picked by nearly half and its mortality rate by 12.7% in year 2017 when compared with base line data in 2011. Conclusion: The study finding revealed that high breast cancer morbidity and mortality trend were observed. This high impact might result additional burden causing maternal illness and death in addition to communicable disease. Therefore, other systematic studies needed to identify its indigenous predictors for initiating appropriate interventions efficiently.