What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators

CLARINGBURN, TARA; Baird, Jessica; Yogeswaran, Gowsika; Oni, Georgette; Wilson, Emma

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.013

What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators

CLARINGBURN, TARA; Baird, Jessica; Yogeswaran, Gowsika; Oni, Georgette; Wilson, Emma

Authors

TARA CLARINGBURN

Jessica Baird

Gowsika Yogeswaran

Georgette Oni

EMMA WILSON EMMA.WILSON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Public Health

Abstract

Objective: to identify the barriers to UK Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women attending breast screening and subsequently, support the growing evidence base providing solutions to the public health problem of ethnic variation within screening attendance.

Study design: A systematic review and thematic analysis of UK based, qualitative studies concerning BAME women.

Methods: the methodology of this review is based on Cochrane guidelines. A search strategy was applied to Embase, PubMed and Medline. Pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria yielded 8 final papers which were appraised and thematically analysed.

Results: The main findings of the review revealed three overarching themes: Knowledge-related, Access-related and Cultural-related factors. The emphasis of the importance of knowledge was highlighted by all studies identifying a lack of knowledge as a key barrier to screening attendance.

Citation

CLARINGBURN, T., Baird, J., Yogeswaran, G., Oni, G., & Wilson, E. (2021). What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators. Public Health, 190, 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.013

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 14, 2020
Online Publication Date	Jan 6, 2021
Publication Date	Jan 6, 2021
Deposit Date	Nov 10, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jan 7, 2022
Journal	Public Health
Print ISSN	0033-3506
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	190
Pages	152-159
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.013
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5032502
Publisher URL	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350620304558