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

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