Barriers and enablers of breast cancer screening among women in East Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is among the most common cancers globally with a projected increase in incidence and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The majority of the patients in East Africa present with advanced disease contributing to poor disease outcomes. Breast cancer screening enables earlier detection of the disease and therefore reduces the poor outcomes associated with the disease. This study aims to identify and synthesize the reported barriers and enablers of breast cancer screening among East African women.

Methods

Medline, Embase, SCOPUS, and Cochrane library were searched for articles published on the subject from start to March 2022 using PRISMA guidelines. Also, forward citation, manual search of references and searching of relevant journals were do

SUBMITTER: Magwesela FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature