Effect of culturally tailored education on attendance at mammography and the Papanicolaou test.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the effectiveness of culturally tailored education on attendance at breast and cervical cancer screening among ethnic minority women.

Data sources

Systematic database searches in Ovid MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cochrane CENTRAL.

Study design

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of culturally tailored educational interventions to ethnic minority women in Western countries were investigated for a meta-analysis. RCTs that assessed attendance at mammography or the Papanicolaou test (Pap test) were eligible for inclusion.

Data collection methods

Study characteristics and results were extracted separately. Independent raters assessed risk of bias by using Cochrane Collaboration's tool.

Principal findings

Seven RCTs (n = 424

SUBMITTER: Brevik TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240773 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature