Mapping evidence on the burden of breast, cervical, and prostate cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review

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dc.contributor.author Musekiwa, Alfred
dc.contributor.author Moyo, Maureen
dc.contributor.author Mohammed, Mohanad
dc.contributor.author Matsena-Zingoni, Zvifadzo
dc.contributor.author Twabi, Halima Sumayya
dc.contributor.author Batidzira, Jesca Mercy
dc.contributor.author Singini, Geoffrey Chiyuzga
dc.contributor.author Kgarosi, Kabelo
dc.contributor.author Mchunu, Nobuhle
dc.contributor.author Nevhungoni, Portia
dc.contributor.author Silinda, Patricia
dc.contributor.author Ekwomadu, Theodora
dc.contributor.author Maposa, Innocent
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T09:15:35Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T09:15:35Z
dc.date.issued 2022-06-16
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND : Cancer remains a major public health problem, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the provision of health care is poor. This scoping review mapped evidence in the literature regarding the burden of cervical, breast and prostate cancers in SSA. METHODS : We conducted this scoping review using the Arksey and O’Malley framework, with five steps: identifying the research question; searching for relevant studies; selecting studies; charting the data; and collating, summarizing, and reporting the data. We performed all the steps independently and resolved disagreements through discussion. We used Endnote software to manage references and the Rayyan software to screen studies. RESULTS : We found 138 studies that met our inclusion criteria from 2,751 studies identified through the electronic databases. The majority were retrospective studies of mostly registries and patient files (n = 77, 55.8%), followed by cross-sectional studies (n = 51, 36.9%). We included studies published from 1990 to 2021, with a sharp increase from 2010 to 2021. The quality of studies was overall satisfactory. Most studies were done in South Africa (n = 20) and Nigeria (n = 17). The majority were on cervical cancer (n = 93, 67.4%), followed by breast cancer (67, 48.6%) and the least were on prostate cancer (48, 34.8%). Concerning the burden of cancer, most reported prevalence and incidence. We also found a few studies investigating mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and years of life lost (YLL). CONCLUSIONS : We found many retrospective record review cross-sectional studies, mainly in South Africa and Nigeria, reporting the prevalence and incidence of cervical, breast and prostate cancer in SSA. There were a few systematic and scoping reviews. There is a scarcity of cervical, breast and prostate cancer burden studies in several SSA countries. The findings in this study can inform policy on improving the public health systems and therefore reduce cancer incidence and mortality in SSA. en_US
dc.description.department School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) en_US
dc.description.librarian dm2022 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The National Science Foundation. en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health en_US
dc.identifier.citation Musekiwa, A., Moyo, M., Mohammed, M., Matsena-Zingoni, Z., Twabi, H.S., Batidzirai, J.M., Singini, G.C., Kgarosi, K., Mchunu, N., Nevhungoni, P., Silinda, P., Ekwomadu, T. & Maposa, I. (2022) Mapping Evidence on the Burden of Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Public Health 10:908302. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.908302. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2296-2565 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3389/fpubh.2022.908302
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87938
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Frontiers Media S.A. en_US
dc.rights © 2022 Musekiwa, Moyo, Mohammed, Matsena-Zingoni, Twabi, Batidzirai, Singini, Kgarosi, Mchunu, Nevhungoni, Silinda, Ekwomadu and Maposa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). en_US
dc.subject Breast cancer en_US
dc.subject Cervical cancer en_US
dc.subject Prostate cancer en_US
dc.subject Burden en_US
dc.subject Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) en_US
dc.title Mapping evidence on the burden of breast, cervical, and prostate cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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