Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4519

Arab Women's Breast Cancer Screening Practices: A Literature Review  

Donnelly, Tam Truong (Faculty of Nursing and Medicine, The University of Calgary and the University of Calgary-Qatar)
Al Khater, Al-Hareth (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Al-Bader, Salha Bujassoum (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Al Kuwari, Mohammed Ghaith (Primary Health Care)
Al-Meer, Nabila (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Malik, Mariam (Primary Health Care)
Singh, Rajvir (Hamad Medical Corporation)
Jong, Floor Christie-De (The University of Calgary)
Publication Information
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.14, no.8, 2013 , pp. 4519-4528 More about this Journal
Abstract
Breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in the Arab world and the involved women are often diagnosed at advanced stages of breast cancer. This literature review explores factors influencing Arab women's breast cancer screening behavior. Searched databases were: Medline, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL Plus, Google Scholar, Index Medicus for WHO Eastern Mediterranean, and Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. Breast cancer screening participation rates are low. Screening programs are opportunistic and relatively new to the region. Knowledge amongst women and health care providers, professional recommendation, socio-demographic factors, cultural traditions, beliefs, religious, social support, accessibility and perceived effectiveness of screening influence screening behavior.
Keywords
Arab women's breast cancer; Arab women's breast cancer screening; breast cancer in the Middle East region;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Abbaszadeh A, Haghdoost A, Taebi M, Kohan S (2007). The relationship between women's health beliefs and their participation in screening mammography. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 8, 471-5.
2 Abdel-fattah M, Zaki A, Bassili A, El-Shazly M, Tognoni G (2000). Breast self-examination practice and its impact on breast cancer diagnosis in Alexandria, Egypt. East Mediterr Health J, 6, 34-40.
3 Abdelrahman S, Yousif M (2006). Self examination of the breast for early detection of breast cancer: the role of medical students in the faculty of medicine-University of Gezira-Sudan. Sudan J Public Health, 1, 36-42.
4 Abulkhair O, Saghir N, Sedky L, et al (2010b). Modification and implementation of NCCN guidelines on breast cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region. J National Cancer Screening Network, 8, 8-15.
5 Adib S, Sabbah M, Hlais S, Hanna P (2009). Research in action: Mammography utilization following breast cancer awareness campaigns in Lebanon 2002-05. East Mediterr Health J, 15, 6-18.
6 Aghamolaei T, Hasani L, Tavafian S, Zare S (2011). Improving breast self-examination: An educational intervention based on health belief model. Iran J Cancer Prev, 2, 82-7.
7 Ahmed B (2010). Awareness and practice of breast cancer and breast self examination among university students in Yemen. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11, 101-6.
8 Akhtar S, Nadrah H, Gabbani S, et al (2010). First organized screening mammography programme in Saudi Arabia: Preliminary analysis of pilot round. East Mediterr Health J, 16, 1025-31.
9 Alam A (2006). Knowledge of breast cancer and its risk and protective factors among women in Riyadh. Ann Saudi Med, 26, 272-7.
10 Alkhasawneh IM (2007). Knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening among Jordanian nurses. Oncol Nurs Forum, 34, 1211-7.   DOI   ScienceOn
11 Alkhasawneh IM, Akhu-Zaheya L, Suleiman S (2009). Jordanian nurses' knowledge and practice of breast self-examination. J Adv Nurs, 65, 412-6.   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Al-Naggar R, Isa Z, Shah S, Chen R, Kadir S (2009). Mammography screening: Female doctors' attitude and practice in Sanaa, Yemen. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 743-6.
13 Al-Omran H (2005). Measurement of the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of Arab-American adults toward cancer screening and early detection: development of a survey instrument. Ethn Dis, 15, 15-6.
14 Autier P, Boniol M, Gavin A, Vatten L (2011) Breast cancer mortality in neighbouring European countries with different levels of screening but similar access to treatment: trend analysis of WHO mortality database. BMJ, 343, 4411.   DOI
15 Al-Qattan M, Al Saleh K, Al-Musallam S, Masoud G (2008). Knowledge and factors affecting breast self examination. Kuwait Medical Journal, 40, 103-9
16 Al-Saad S, Al-Shinnawi H, Mahmood Shamsi N (2009). Risk factors of breast cancer in Bahrain. Bahrain Medical Bulletin, 31, 1-11.
17 Amin T, Al Mulhim A, Al Meqihwi A (2009). Breast cancer knowledge, risk factors and screening among adult Saudi women in a primary health care setting. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 133-8.
18 Avci I (2008). Factors associated with breast self-examination practices and beliefs in female workers at a Muslim community. Eur J Oncol Nur, 12, 127-33.   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Avci I, Kurt H (2008). Health beliefs and mammography rates of Turkish women living in rural areas. J Nurs Scholarship, 40, 170-5.   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Azaiza F, Cohen M (2006). Health beliefs and rates of breast cancer screening among Arab women. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 15, 520-30.   DOI   ScienceOn
21 Azaiza, F, Cohen M (2008). Between traditional and modern perceptions of breast and cervical cancer screenings: a qualitative study of Arab women in Israel. Psycho-Oncology, 17, 34-41.   DOI   ScienceOn
22 Azaiza F, Cohen M, Awad M, Daoud F (2010). Factors associated with low screening for breast cancer in the Palestinian authority: Relations of availability, environmental barriers, and cancer-related fatalism. Cancer, 116, 4646-55.   DOI   ScienceOn
23 Baron-Epel O, Klin A (2009a). Cancer as perceived by a middle-aged Jewish urban population in Israel. Oncol Nurs Forum, 36, 326-34.   DOI   ScienceOn
24 Aziz H, Akl O, Ibrahim H (2009). Impact of a health education intervention program about breast cancer among women in a semi-urban area in Alexandria, Egypt. J Egypt Public Health Assoc, 84, 219-43.
25 Banning M, Hafeez H (2010). A two-center study of Muslim women's views of breast cancer and breast health practices in Pakistan and the UK. J Cancer Educ, 25, 349-53.   DOI
26 Baron-Epel O, Granot M, Badarna S, Aurani S (2004). Perceptions of breast cancer among Arab Israeli women. Women Health, 40, 101-16
27 Baron-Epel O, Friedman N, Lernau O (2009b). Fatalism and mammography in a multicultural population. Oncol Nurs Forum, 36, 353-61.   DOI   ScienceOn
28 Baron-Epel O, Friedman N, Lernau O (2009c). Reducing disparities in mammography-use in a multicultural population in Israel. Int J Equity Health, 8, 19-30.   DOI   ScienceOn
29 Baron-Epel O (2010). Attitudes and beliefs associated with mammography in a multiethnic population in Israel. Health Educ Behav, 37, 227-42.   DOI   ScienceOn
30 Bener A, Alwash R, Miller C, Denic S, Dunn E (2001). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to breast cancer screening: a survey of Arab women. J Cancer Educ, 16, 215-20
31 Bener A, Ayub H, Kakil R, Ibrahim W (2007). Patterns of cancer incidence among the population of Qatar: A worldwide comparative study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 8, 19-24.
32 Bener A, El Ayoubi H, Moore M, et al (2009). Do we need to maximize the breast cancer screening awareness? Experience with an endogamous society with high fertility. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 1-6.
33 Ceber E, Yucel U, Mermer G, Ozenturk G (2009). Health beliefs and breast self-examination in a sample of Turkish women academicians in a university. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 213-8.
34 Bener A, Honein G, Carter A, et al (2002). The determinants of breast cancer screening behavior: a focus group study of women in the United Arab Emirates. Oncol Nur Forum, 29, 91-8.   DOI   ScienceOn
35 Boulos S, Gadallah M, Neguib S, et al (2005). Breast screening in the emerging world: high prevalence of breast cancer in Cairo. Breast, 14, 340-6.   DOI   ScienceOn
36 Cam, O, Gvmvs A (2009). Breast cancer screening behavior in Turkish women: relationships with health beliefs and self-esteem, body, perception and hopelessness. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 49-54.
37 Cohen M, Azaiza F (2005). Early breast cancer detection practices, health beliefs, and cancer worries in Jewish and Arab women. Prev Med, 41, 852-8.   DOI   ScienceOn
38 Cohen M, Azaiza F (2008). Developing and testing an instrument for identifying culture specific barriers to breast cancer screening in Israeli Arab women. Acta Oncol, 47, 1570-7.   DOI   ScienceOn
39 Cohen M, Azaiza F (2010). Increasing breast examinations among Arab women using a tailored culture based intervention. Behav Med, 36, 92-9.   DOI   ScienceOn
40 Dandash K, Al-Mohaimeed A (2007). Knowledge, attitudes and practice surrounding breast cancer and screening in female teachers of Buraidha, Saudi Arabia. Int J Health Sci (Qassim), 1, 61-71.
41 Donnelly, T. (2008). Challenges in providing breast and cervical cancer screening services to Vietnamese Canadian women: The healthcare providers’ perspective. Nursing Inquiry, 15, 158-68.   DOI   ScienceOn
42 El Saghir N, Khalil M, Eid T, et al (2007). Trends in epidemiology and management of breast cancer in developing Arab countries: a literature and registry analysis. Int J Surg, 5, 225-33.   DOI   ScienceOn
43 Donnelly T, Al-Khater A, Al-Kuwari M, et al (2011). Study exploring breast cancer screening practices amongst Arab women living in the state of Qatar. Avicenna, 2011, 1-9.
44 Dundar PE, Ozmen D, Ozturk B, et al (2006). The knowledge and attitudes of breast self-examination and mammography in a group of women in a rural area in western Turkey. BMC Cancer, 6, 1-9.   DOI
45 El Hajj M, Hamid Y (2010). Breast cancer health promotion in Qatar: A survey of community pharmacists’ interests and needs. Int J Clin Pharm, 33, 70-9
46 El Saghir N (2008). Responding to the challenges of breast cancer in Egypt and other Arab countries. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst, 20, 309-12.
47 Gursoy A, Hindistan S, Nurall N, et al (2009). A comparison of three educational interventions on breast self examination knowledge and health belief. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 765-72.
48 Hadi N, Sadeghi-Hassanabadi A, Talei A, Arasteh M, Kazerooni T (2002). Assessment of a breast cancer-screening programme in Shiraz, Islamic republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J, 8, 386-92.
49 Haji-Mahmoodi M, Montazeri A, Jarvandi S, et al (2002). Breast self-examination: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among female health care workers in Tehran, Iran. The Breast, 8, 222-5.   DOI   ScienceOn
50 Harirchi I, Karbakhsh M, Kashefi A, Momtahen A (2004). Breast cancer in Iran: results of a multi-center study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 5, 24-7.
51 Harirchi I, Mousavi S, Mohagheghi M, et al (2009). Do knowledge, attitudes and practice of Iranian health care providers meet WHO recommendations on early detection for breast cancer? Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 849-52.
52 IARC International Agency for Research Cancer, WHO. (2008b). Global cancer statistics. http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/wcr/2008/index.php
53 Harirchi I, Kolahdoozan S, Karbakhsh M, et al (2011). Twenty years of breast cancer in Iran: Down staging without a formal screening program. Ann Oncol, 22, 93-7.   DOI   ScienceOn
54 Hatefnia E, Niknami S, Bazargan M, et al (2010). Correlates of mammography utilization among working Muslim Iranian women. Health Care Women Int, 31, 499-514.   DOI   ScienceOn
55 Heidari Z, Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb H, Sakhavar N (2008). Breast cancer screening knowledge and practice among women in southeast of Iran. Acta Medica Iranica, 46, 321-8.
56 Jaradeen N (2010). Breast cancer risk-factors and breast self examination practice among Jordanian women. Bahrain Med Bull, 32, 1-7
57 Keinan-Boker L (2006). Performance of breast cancer early detection in Arab women in Israel-room for improvement. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 15, 542-5.   DOI   ScienceOn
58 Lakkis N, Adib S, Osman M, Musharafieh U, Hamadeh G (2010). Breast cancer in Lebanon: Incidence and comparison to regional and western countries. Cancer Epidemiol, 34, 221-5.   DOI   ScienceOn
59 Lamyian M, Hydarnia A, Ahmadi F, Faghihzadeh S, Aguilar-Vafaie M (2007). Barriers to and factors facilitating breast cancer screening among Iranian women: a qualitative study. East Mediterr Health J, 13, 1160-9.
60 Madanat H, Merrill R (2002). Breast cancer risk-factor and screening awareness among women nurses and teachers in Amman, Jordan. Cancer Nurs, 25, 276-82.   DOI   ScienceOn
61 Mai V, Sullivan T, Chiarelli A (2009). Breast cancer screening program in Canada, successes and challenges. Salud Publica De Mexico, 51, 228-35.   DOI
62 Miller A (2008). Practical applications for clinical breast examination (CBE) and breast self-examination in screening and early detection of breast cancer. Breast Care, 3, 17-20.
63 Matin M, LeBaron S (2004). Attitudes toward cervical cancer screening among Muslim women: a pilot study. Women and Health, 39, 63-77.
64 Mayo R, Ureda J, Parker V (2001). Importance of fatalism in understanding mammography screening in rural elderly women. J Women Aging, 13, 57-72.
65 Milaat W (2000). Knowledge of secondary-school female students on breast cancer and breast self-examination in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. East Mediterr Health J, 6, 338-43.
66 Miller A (2010). Screening for breast cancer in the eastern Mediterranean region. East Mediterr Health J, 16, 1022-4.
67 Mitchell J, Lannin D, Mathews H, Swanson M (2002). Religious beliefs and breast cancer screening. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 11, 907-15.   DOI   ScienceOn
68 Montazeri A, Haji-Mahmoodi M, Jarvandi S (2003). Breast self-examination: do religious beliefs matter? A descriptive study. J Public Health, 25, 154-5.   DOI   ScienceOn
69 Montazeri A, Vahdaninia M, Harirchi I, et al (2008). Breast cancer in Iran: need for greater women awareness of warning signs and effective screening methods. Asia Pac Fam Med, 7, 1-7   DOI   ScienceOn
70 Mousavi S, Montazeri A, Mohaghegghi M, et al (2007). Breast cancer in iran: an epidemiological review. The Breast, 13, 383-91.   DOI   ScienceOn
71 Mousavi S (2009). Age distribution of breast cancer in the Middle East, implications for screening. The Breast, 15, 677-9.   DOI   ScienceOn
72 Petro-Nustas W (2001a). Young Jordanian women's health beliefs about mammography. J Community Health Nurs, 18, 177-94.   DOI
73 Najib Kawar L (2009). Jordanian and Palestinian immigrant women’s knowledge, affect, cultural attitudes, health habits, participation in breast cancer screening. Health Care Women Int, 30, 768-82.   DOI   ScienceOn
74 Najjar H, Easson A (2010). Age at diagnosis of breast cancer in Arab nations. Int J Surg, 8, 448-52.   DOI   ScienceOn
75 Pasick R, Burke N (2008). A critical review of theory in breast cancer screening promotion across cultures. Annu Rev Publ Health, 29, 351-68.   DOI   ScienceOn
76 Petro-Nustas W (2001b). Factors associated with mammography utilization among Jordanian women. J Transcult Nurs, 12, 284-91.   DOI   ScienceOn
77 Petro-Nustas W, Mikhail B (2002). Factors associated with breast self-examination among Jordanian women. Public Health Nurs, 19, 263-71.   DOI   ScienceOn
78 Rachivandran K, Al Hamdan N, Mohamed G (2011). Knowledge, attitude, and behavior among Saudis toward cancer preventive practice. J Family Community Med, 18, 135-42.   DOI   ScienceOn
79 Rashidi A, Rajaram S (2000). Middle eastern Asian Islamic women and breast self examination: needs assessment. Cancer Nur, 23, 64-70.   DOI
80 Ravert P, Huffaker C (2010). Breast cancer screening in women: an integrative literature review. J Am Acad Nurse Pract, 22, 668-73.   DOI   ScienceOn
81 Remennick L (2006). The challenge of early breast cancer detection among immigrant women and minority women in multicultural societies. The Breast, 12, 103-10.   DOI   ScienceOn
82 Salem D, Kamal R, Helal M, et al (2008). Women health outreach program; a new experience for all Egyptian women. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst, 20, 313-22.
83 Soskolne V, Marie S, Manor O (2007). Beliefs, recommendations and intentions are important explanatory factors of mammography screening behavior among muslin Arab women in Israel. Health Educ Res, 22, 665-76.
84 Salim E, Moore M, Al-Lawati J, et al (2009). Cancer epidemiology and control in the Arab world-past, present and future. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 10, 3-16.
85 Seif N, Aziz M (2000). Effect of breast self-examination training program on knowledge, attitude and practice of a group of working women. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst, 12, 105-15.
86 Shirazi M, Champeau D, Talebi A (2006). Predictors of breast cancer screening among immigrant Iranian women in California. J Womens Health (Larchmt), 15, 485-506.   DOI   ScienceOn
87 Sreedharan J, Muttappallymyalil J, Venkatramana M, Thomas M (2010). Breast self-examination and practice among nurses in United Arab Emirates. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11, 651-4.
88 Taha H, Halabi Y, Berggren V, et al (2010). Educational intervention to improve breast health knowledge among women in Jordan. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11, 1167-73.
89 Tarabeia J, Baron-Epel O, Barchana M, et al (2007). A comparison of trends in incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer, incidence to mortality ration and stage at diagnosis between Arab and Jewish women in Israel, 1979-2002. Eur J Cancer Prev, 16, 36-42.   DOI   ScienceOn
90 Tavafian S, Hasani L, Aghamolaei T, Zare S, Gregory D (2009). Prediction of breast self-examination in a sample of Iranian women: an application of the health belief model. BMC Women's Health, 9, 37-43.   DOI   ScienceOn
91 Theisen C (2004). In different cultures, cancer screening presents challenges. J Natl Cancer I, 96, 10-2.   DOI   ScienceOn
92 Wilf-Miron R, Galai N, Gabali A, et al (2010). Organisational efforts to improve quality while reducing healthcare disparities: the case of breast cancer screening among Arab women in Israel. Qual Saf Health Care, 19, 1-6.   DOI   ScienceOn
93 WHO EMRO (2006). Guidelines for the early detection and screening of breast cancer. Available from: http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/dsa696.pdf
94 WHO EMRO (2009). Towards a strategy for cancer control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Available from: http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/dsa1002.pdf
95 WHO (2011) Breast Cancer: Prevention and control Available from: http://www.who.int/cancer/detection/breastcancer/en/
96 Yosef A (2008). Health beliefs, practice and priorities for health care of Arab Muslims in the United States: Implications for nursing care. J Transcult Nurs, 19, 284-91.   DOI   ScienceOn