Strengthening uptake of breast cancer screening services in Tanzania; re-visiting the breast cancer screening messages
The findings of this study depict that although breast cancer screening promotion messages are regarded as a source of information about cancers, they fall short of completeness and relevance to the otherwise at-risk population and trigger negative perceptions toward screening. Therefore, this study advocates revisiting the breast cancer screening messages, employing participatory approaches to tailor the screening messages and communication media to fit specific audiences. This calls for re-designing both the content of the messages and means of delivery; thus, collaborative efforts are needed.
Authors
- Notikela Nyamle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1442-8056)
- Nathanael Sirili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-624X)
- Khadija Msami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-0872)
- Harrison Chuwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-9051)
- Thadeus Ruwaichi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5762-4250)
Institutions
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Aga Khan University (TZ)
- Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12960-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57