The role of knowledge, primary care and community engagement to improve breast-screening access for Pakistani women in the United Kingdom: A secondary analysis of a qualitative study.

Autor:	Khattak HM; School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK., Woof VG; Division of Psychology & Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, UK., French DP; Division of Psychology & Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, UK., Donnelly LS; Nightingale & Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK., Ruane H; Nightingale & Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK., Ulph F; Division of Psychology & Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, UK., Qureshi N; NIHR School of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University Park, UK., Khan N; Department of Genomic Medicine, MAHSC, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK., Evans DG; Nightingale and Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK and Medical Genetics and Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Genomic Medicine, MAHSC, University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK., Robb KA; School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of health services research & policy [J Health Serv Res Policy] 2023 Jul; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 149-156. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 11.
DOI:	10.1177/13558196231155824
Abstrakt:	Objective: Breast cancer incidence is rising among Pakistani women in the United Kingdom. However, uptake of breast screening remains low. This study aimed to improve access to breast screening for British-Pakistani women by exploring their knowledge of breast cancer and the role of primary care and community networks to support screening access amongst British-Pakistani women. Methods: We undertook a secondary qualitative analysis of 18 semi-structured interviews with British-Pakistani women from East Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Anonymized transcripts of the interviews were used for a thematic analysis. Results: Three themes were identified in the interviewees' responses: (i) 'Women's knowledge of breasts and breast cancer', which described how a cultural taboo exists around Pakistani women's bodies and around breast cancer; (ii) 'Role of primary care', which detailed how General Practitioners can support informed decisions and offer a trusted and valued information source; (iii) 'Community engagement', which described the potential to disseminate breast-screening information through the whole community, including primary care providers, all family members and mosques. Conclusions: Our analysis suggested three main targets for future interventions to improve access to breast screening for British-Pakistani women: (i) co-produced strategies to increase knowledge of breasts and breast screening; (ii) greater collaboration with local General Practitioners to support women to make informed choices about screening; and (iii) community engagement involving General Practitioners and community leaders, to inform everyone - not just screening-age women - about breast cancer and screening.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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