Kungu, Hellen Akinyi2024-07-232024-07-232023-10Kungu, H. A., (2023). Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Case of Selected Support Groups in Mvita Subcounty, Mombasa County, Kenya: Daystar University, School of Applied Human Scienceshttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4836MASTER OF ARTS in Counseling PsychologyThe purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of anxiety disorders among breast cancer patients in selected support groups in Mvita Sub-County, Mombasa County, Kenya. Its objectives were to determine socio-demographic factors of women diagnosed with breast cancer, establish the prevalence of anxiety disorders of women diagnosed with breast cancer, and assess the relationship between socio-demographic factors and anxiety disorders among women diagnosed with breast cancer. The study's target population was women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer in selected support groups. The study applied a descriptive research design and used a census approach. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS software version 25. Findings indicated a high prevalence of anxiety disorders at 95%, panic attacks at 24% and social phobia disorder at 60% were the most common disorders among women with breast cancer. The results showed correlation between anxiety disorder and the age of respondents (r= -0.380, p=0.05). Further, a positive statistically significant correlation was observed between anxiety disorders and level of education (r= 0.289, p=0.003), marital status had a negative correlation with anxiety disorders (r = -0.303, p =0.01), employment status had a negative correlation with anxiety disorders (r = -0.251, p =0.065). The study concluded that there was a significant association between social demographic factors and anxiety disorders, where they were largely negatively correlated. The study recommends that the Ministry of Health and cancer care professionals need to consider incorporating psychological counselling in their clinical practice guidelines. This will promote the assessment of anxiety disorders for cancer patients during their regular care, thereby minimizing the anxiety disorders' effect on the quality of life of the cancer patients.enAnxiety DisordersWomenBreast CancerSelected Support Groups in Mvita SubcountyMombasa CountyKenyaThesis