Breast cancer screening and immigrant women-A scoping review of attendance, knowledge, barriers and facilitators.
Hanna Dumky, Kent Fridell, Karin Leifland and 1 others
PMID 37259178WHAT IT FOUND
Immigrant women's breast screening attendance varied by country, language, healthcare contact and fear.
The review reports barriers and experiences, not proof that any screening intervention works.
Key findings
01Immigrant women's attendance was not uniform; for example, a Norwegian study reported 76.1% for non-immigrant women and 53.1% for immigrant women at first invitation.
02Language barriers and logistical problems were identified as barriers to screening.
03Longer stay in the new country and existing contact with healthcare services were associated with higher attendance.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The review included only studies from countries with population-based screening, so it may not apply to opportunistic screening settings. The included studies used different methods and compared different immigrant groups, so attendance rates are not directly comparable. Most studies were about barriers and facilitators, not tumour biology or incidence, so the review says little about cancer detection. The search was limited to English articles from a recent time window, and grey literature did not add studies. The review maps experiences and associations; it does not test whether tailored information, interpreters, mobile units or communication training improve attendance.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest, and the research received no specific grant.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that a nurse-led information programme will increase breast screening attendance. The review describes barriers and associations; it did not test an intervention.