Table 4.

Theme and sub-themes.

SN	Theme	Sub-theme
#1	Description of breast cancer	•Commonality of breast cancer among women •Field incidence of breast cancer •Class of women affected •Stage of presentation •Disease outcome
#2	Breast health education in Ghana	•Limited knowledge of breast cancer among the less privileged women •High clinician-patient ratio •Sources of breast cancer related information
#3	Breast screening practices among women	•Breast screening awareness and breast examination practices
#4	The state of breast screening and barriers to breast screening uptake	•Lack of public screening facilities and integrated routine screening services for women •Occasional breast screening services by non-governmental organizations •Socio-economic factors
#5	The way forward	•Develop an intervention for awareness and early detection •Training advocacy among health professionals •Develop standard guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis