Knowledge and practice regarding cancer screening in Nepal : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Adhikari, Ayush Kashyap, Basant Acharya, Subi Sharma, Supriya Gurung, Shekhar Yadav, Rupesh Kumar Budhathoki, Pravash
Adhikari, Ayush
Kashyap, Basant
Acharya, Subi
Sharma, Supriya
Gurung, Shekhar
Yadav, Rupesh Kumar
Budhathoki, Pravash
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Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton; Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal; Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal; Bharatpur District Hospital, Nepal; BronxCare Hospital, New York, USA
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2023-11-23
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Background: Cancer screening utilization can aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. However, the current scenario of the knowledge and practice regarding cancer screening remains unclear as the authors do not have sufficient studies. Hence, the authors conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the situation of cancer screening utilization and knowledge.
Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify all studies on knowledge and practice regarding cancer screening in the Nepalese population. Data extraction and analysis were done with SPSS and CMA-3.
Results: The authors identified a total of 5238 studies after database searching, and 19 studies were included in a narrative synthesis. Lack of awareness and knowledge was the major barrier in cervical, breast, and testicular cancer screening. In cervical cancer screening, the most common reason for screening was the advice of health personnel in 85% of respondents, and the barrier was lack of awareness in 49.33% of participants.
Conclusion: The knowledge and practice of cancer screening is lacking in Nepal, as shown by our review. More educational and awareness programs, easy access to screening services, and elimination of sociocultural barriers are necessary to increase the utilization of screening services.
Keywords: cancer; cervical; knowledge; practice; screening.
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Adhikari A, Kashyap B, Acharya S, Sharma S, Gurung S, Yadav RK, Budhathoki P. Knowledge and practice regarding cancer screening in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 Nov 23;86(1):382-391. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001529.
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