Open AccessKnowledge, Attitude and Practice of Public on Breast Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Shalihin,
Nor Aishah Ramlee,
Amirah Azhar,
Anis Arisha Fatiha Mohd Zaki,
Azmi Nor,
Mohd Aznan Aris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
borneo journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-7353
pISSN - 1985-1758
DOI - 10.51200/bjms.vi.2839
Subject(s) - cinahl , breast cancer , medicine , scopus , family medicine , modalities , breast cancer screening , public health , systematic review , breast cancer awareness , cancer , alternative medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , health care , medline , nursing , mammography , pathology , psychological intervention , obstetrics , social science , sociology , political science , economics , economic growth , law
Breast cancer is among the commonest cancers that affect women worldwide. Nevertheless, many patients were diagnosed with breast cancer in the terminal stage due to their late presentation to healthcare centres despite the advanced development of screening modalities. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to summarize the trend of knowledge, attitude, and practice level of breast cancer screening among the public globally. Review identification was performed in database search using PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL. Based on the criteria consisting of full papers in English published from January 2010 to September 2020, 27 articles were eligible for review. The systematic review revealed that the public had inadequate knowledge, negative attitudes, and poor practice on breast cancer screening. Educational programmes should be implemented among communities. Communication skills training must be instilled among healthcare workers to raise knowledge of breast cancer that can influence the attitude and practice of the public on breast cancer screening positively.