The awareness of women on prostate cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer accounts for about 10% of cancers affecting and claiming the lives of men. Studies have reported that women are better than men in recognition of the early manifestations of various cancers. Besides, women have been recognized to show a profound interest in their partners' health and hence, make observations that men do not know. Several studies have reported on the knowledge gaps of prostate cancer among patients and the general population. It is vital to comprehensively review the available evidence and identify research gaps in our current understanding of knowledge of women on prostate cancer.

Methods

A search of bibliographic databases, MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO (EBSCOhost), Web of Science, and EMBASE (Ovid) will be und

SUBMITTER: Wiafe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature