Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a scoping review using the theoretical domains framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer screening plays a key role in mitigating morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. Regions such as the Eastern Mediterranean Region experience a particularly large burden of colorectal cancer. While trends have been described at the country level within the region, it is important to understand what barriers exist to colorectal cancer screening, so that more effective interventions can be conceptualized and implemented.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted by applying the Theoretical Domains Framework. The search strategy was conceptualized and implemented by searching two online databases (Scopus and PubMed) that identified papers published between 2000 and 2021 that were available in English and related to colorectal cancer screeni

SUBMITTER: Hartley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331737 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature