Delays in seeking, reaching and access to quality cancer care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Late presentation and delays in diagnosis and treatment consistently translate into poor outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim of this study was to collate and appraise the factors influencing diagnostic and treatment delays of adult solid tumours in SSA.

Design

Systematic review with assessment of bias using Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies of Exposures (ROBINS-E) tool.

Data sources

PubMed and Embase, for publications from January 1995 to March 2021.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria: quantitative or mixed-method research, publications in English, on solid cancers in SSA countries.

Exclusion criteria

paediatric populations, haematologic malignancies, and assessments of public perceptions and awareness of cancer (since the

SUBMITTER: Lombe DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106057 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature