. Zahra Meshkani; . Najmeh Moradi; . Ali Aboutorabi; . Sara Noman; . Ali Ghanbari Motlagh; . Mostafa Langarizadeh
Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-11
Abstract
The present study aims to systematically review the women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP)of breast cancer (BC) screening methods to get enough information for policymakers ...
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The present study aims to systematically review the women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP)of breast cancer (BC) screening methods to get enough information for policymakers to orient thescreening strategies. All English KAP studies on BC screening methods in five databases up to January2021 were included. The quality of the final articles was assessed using the STROBE checklist.The qualitative synthesis was performed. Out of 5574 retrieved articles, 28 were included. About64% of the articles were of high quality. Overall, there were poor knowledge, negative attitude, andlow practice between women. The educational programs and cultural plans can encourage regularscreening. Women’s excessive optimism to their BC risk should be eliminated by focusing on therisk of the disease, more.
