TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitude and behavior of healthcare providers towards breast cancer in Malaysia
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Azeem, Eman
AU - Gillani, Syed Wasif
AU - Siddiqui, Ammar Ahmed
AU - Al Shammary, Haifa A
AU - Poh, Vinci
AU - Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed
AU - Baig, Mirza R
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Malaysia. Therefore, it is highly important for the public to be educated on breast cancer and to know the steps to detect it early on. Healthcare providers are in the prime position to provide such education to the public due to their high knowledge regarding health and their roles in healthcare. The present systematic review involved studies conducted in recent years to analyze the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of Malaysian healthcare providers regarding breast cancer, in attempts to obtain an overall picture of how well equipped our healthcare providers are to provide optimal breast cancer education, and to see their perceptions and actual involvement in said education. The systematic review was conducted via a primary search of various databases and journal websites, and a secondary search of references used by eligible studies. Criteria for eligibility included being published from the year 2008 till present, being conducted in Malaysia, and being written in the English language. A total of two studies were eligible for this review. Findings show that Malaysian future and current healthcare providers have moderate knowledge on breast cancer, have a positive towards involvement of breast cancer education, but have poor actual involvement.
AB - Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Malaysia. Therefore, it is highly important for the public to be educated on breast cancer and to know the steps to detect it early on. Healthcare providers are in the prime position to provide such education to the public due to their high knowledge regarding health and their roles in healthcare. The present systematic review involved studies conducted in recent years to analyze the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of Malaysian healthcare providers regarding breast cancer, in attempts to obtain an overall picture of how well equipped our healthcare providers are to provide optimal breast cancer education, and to see their perceptions and actual involvement in said education. The systematic review was conducted via a primary search of various databases and journal websites, and a secondary search of references used by eligible studies. Criteria for eligibility included being published from the year 2008 till present, being conducted in Malaysia, and being written in the English language. A total of two studies were eligible for this review. Findings show that Malaysian future and current healthcare providers have moderate knowledge on breast cancer, have a positive towards involvement of breast cancer education, but have poor actual involvement.
U2 - 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.13.5233
DO - 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.13.5233
M3 - Article
C2 - 26225658
VL - 16
SP - 5233
EP - 5235
JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP)
JF - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP)
SN - 1513-7368
IS - 13
ER -
