Women's knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self- examination in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
Attitude
Breast cancer
Breast self-examination
Knowledge
Practice
Self-breast examination
Sub-Saharan Africa
Women
Journal
Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
ISSN: 0778-7367
Titre abrégé: Arch Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9208826
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
02
04
2020
accepted:
17
07
2020
entrez:
25
9
2020
pubmed:
26
9
2020
medline:
26
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Breast cancer (BC) is a non-communicable disease with increased morbidity and mortality. Early detection of BC contributes to prompt linkage to care and reduction of complications associated with BC. Breast self-examination (BSE) is useful for detecting breast abnormalities particularly in settings with poor access to healthcare for clinical breast examination and mammography. Therefore, we mapped evidence on women's knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSE in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). We conducted a systematic scoping review using Arskey and O'Malleys' framework as a guide. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and Science Direct databases for relevant studies on women's knowledge, attitude and practice on BSE. Studies included in the review were from SSA countries as defined by the World Health Organization published from 2008 to May 2019. Two reviewers independently screened the articles at the abstract and full-text screening guided by inclusion and exclusion criteria. All relevant data were extracted, and a thematic analysis conducted. The themes were collated, and a narrative summary of the findings reported. Of the 264 potentially eligible articles identified from 595,144, only 21 met the inclusion criteria and were included for data extraction. These included studies were conducted in 7 countries of which 11 were conducted in Nigeria; two each in Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon, and Uganda; and one each in Kenya and Sudan. Of the 21 included studies, 18 studies reported evidence on BSE knowledge and practice; two on only knowledge; one on only practice only; and six presented evidence on women's attitude towards BSE. The study findings suggest varying knowledge levels on BSE among women in SSA countries. The study findings also suggest that BSE practice is still a challenge in SSA. There is a paucity of published literature on women's knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE in SSA. Hence, this study recommends further studies on knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE, to identify contextual challenges and provide evidence-based solutions to improve women's knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE in SSA.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Breast cancer (BC) is a non-communicable disease with increased morbidity and mortality. Early detection of BC contributes to prompt linkage to care and reduction of complications associated with BC. Breast self-examination (BSE) is useful for detecting breast abnormalities particularly in settings with poor access to healthcare for clinical breast examination and mammography. Therefore, we mapped evidence on women's knowledge, attitude, and practice of BSE in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA).
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted a systematic scoping review using Arskey and O'Malleys' framework as a guide. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and Science Direct databases for relevant studies on women's knowledge, attitude and practice on BSE. Studies included in the review were from SSA countries as defined by the World Health Organization published from 2008 to May 2019. Two reviewers independently screened the articles at the abstract and full-text screening guided by inclusion and exclusion criteria. All relevant data were extracted, and a thematic analysis conducted. The themes were collated, and a narrative summary of the findings reported.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of the 264 potentially eligible articles identified from 595,144, only 21 met the inclusion criteria and were included for data extraction. These included studies were conducted in 7 countries of which 11 were conducted in Nigeria; two each in Ethiopia, Ghana, Cameroon, and Uganda; and one each in Kenya and Sudan. Of the 21 included studies, 18 studies reported evidence on BSE knowledge and practice; two on only knowledge; one on only practice only; and six presented evidence on women's attitude towards BSE. The study findings suggest varying knowledge levels on BSE among women in SSA countries. The study findings also suggest that BSE practice is still a challenge in SSA.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
There is a paucity of published literature on women's knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE in SSA. Hence, this study recommends further studies on knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE, to identify contextual challenges and provide evidence-based solutions to improve women's knowledge, practice, and attitude of BSE in SSA.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32974016
doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00452-9
pii: 452
pmc: PMC7507650
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
84Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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