title: Multiparity and Breast Cancer Risk Factor among Women in Burkina Faso
abstract: The relative lack of information on breast cancer etiology in Burkina Faso led us to undertake the present work to
  highlight risk factors. This prospective study was conducted using a questionnaire between January 2015 and February
  2016 on women admitted to Yalgado OUEDRAOGO hospital, for consultation or supervision. The characteristics
  of multiparous breast cancer patients (n = 44) were compared with their non-multiparous counterparts (n = 36). The
  study found that increased risk of breast cancer among non-multiparous cases was related to body mass index (BMI)
  (p <0.001), age at menopause (p <0.004) and use of oral contraception (p <0.021) while abortion (p <0.002) was a risk
  factor among multiparous cases. These results suggest that even if multiparity is associated with a decreased risk in
  some women, avoidance of abortion during reproductive life should be recommended. The results provide preliminary
  information, which now need to be supplemented by survey of a larger sample in the national territory.
authors.affiliation: Biomolecular Research Center Pietro Annigoni (CERBA)/LABIOGENE, University of Ouaga1 Pr Joseph KI ZERBO, UFR/SVT, Burkina Faso. Email: jacques.simpore@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Abdou Azaque
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zouré
authors.forename: Aboubacar Hierrhum
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bambara
authors.forename: Alexis Yobi
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Sawadogo
authors.forename: Abdoul Karim
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ouattara
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ouédraogo
authors.forename: Si Simon
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bakri
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simporé
keywords: Breast cancer; risks factors; multiparty; Burkina Faso