Knowledge, attitude and practice of public on breast cancer screening: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Ramlee, Nor Aishah, Azhar, Amirah, Mohd Zaki, Anis Arisha Fatiha, Md Nor, Azmi, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine; RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92811/7/92811_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20of%20public.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92811/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/download/2839/2212/12466

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.