Breast cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and ethical appraisal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the evidence and clinical outcomes of screening interventions and implementation trials in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and also appraise some ethical issues related to screening in the region through quantitative and qualitative narrative synthesis of the literature.

Methods

We searched Pubmed, OvidMEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science to identify studies published on breast cancer screening interventions and outcomes in SSA. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the frequency and proportions of extracted variables, and narrative syntheses was used to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the different screening modalities. The mixed methods appraisal tool was used to assess the quality of studies included in the re

SUBMITTER: Martei YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867875 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature