Multi-level determinants of breast cancer screening among Malay-Muslim women in Singapore: a sequential mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ethnic disparity persists despite equal access to health care in Singapore, with Malay-Muslim women having the lowest mammogram uptake rate and highest breast cancer mortality rate. We sought to understand barriers to and facilitators for mammogram uptake in this community.

Methods

We used a sequential mixed-methods design to first explore reasons for screening and not screening for breast cancer, then determine factors associated with screening and regular screening in a survey. We used maximum variation sampling for semi-structured in-depth interviews to select screeners and non-screeners of diverse ages and educational levels. Twenty-three Malay-Muslim women aged 40-69 years old were interviewed. Themes were categorized using thematic analysis. For the survey, w

SUBMITTER: Goh SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature