Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women. Still, there is a paucity of studies to know the magnitude of the problem in Ethiopia. Hence, this review was intended to pool the prevalence and identify the determinants of breast cancer in Ethiopia.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted.

Data sources

Databases like PubMed/MEDLINE, HINARI, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, as well as websites of organisationsI organizations,rewere searched between 25 February and 6 March 2023.

Eligibility criteria

All observational studies in Ethiopia that reported either the magnitude and/or determinants of breast cancer regardless of publication status were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two au

SUBMITTER: Shama AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535668 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature