Barriers to cervical cancer and breast cancer screening uptake in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: There is an alarmingly high growth in breast and cervical cancers in low- and middle-income countries. Due to late presentation to doctors, there is a lower cure rate. The screening programmes in low- and middle-income countries are not comprehensive. In this paper, we systematically analyse the barriers to screening through an accessibility framework. We performed a systematic literature search in PubMed, Mendeley and Google Scholar to retrieve all English language studies (quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods) that contained information on breast and cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries. We only considered publications published between 1 January 2016 and 31 May 2021. The review was guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analys

SUBMITTER: Srinath A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature