Knowledge of prostate cancer presentation, etiology, and screening practices among women: a mixed-methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the burden of prostate cancer, it has become imperative to exploit cost-effective ways to tackle this menace. Women have demonstrated their ability to recognize early cancer signs, and it is, therefore, relevant to include women in strategies to improve the early detection of prostate cancer. This systematic review seeks to gather evidence from studies that investigated women's knowledge about (1) the signs and symptoms, (2) causes and risk factors, and (3) the screening modalities of prostate cancer. Findings from the review will better position women in the fight against the late detection of prostate cancer.

Methods

The convergent segregated approach to the conduct of mixed-methods systematic reviews was employed. Five databases, namely, MEDLINE (EBSCOhost

SUBMITTER: Wiafe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8103622 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature