Faktor Sosiobudaya yang Menghambat Perilaku Skrining Kanker Payudara pada Wanita: Systematic Review

Introduction: Delay in breast cancer diagnosis is thought to contribute to poor cancer prognosis and high mortality rates. Objective: This study aims to provide an overview of the socio-cultural factors that prevent women from detecting breast cancer early. Methods: In this study, the author uses a meta-ethnographic approach. Search articles in three databases, namely Sage Publications, Scopus, and Science Direct using the same keywords, namely “Breast cancer, screening OR self-examination, social, cultural, qualitative” and selected articles published between 2016-2021. Articles were selected using the PRISMA 2020 flowchart, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. After that, the analysis was carried out using the thematic synthesis method. There were 10 articles synthesized, where the research on these articles was carried out in Asia. United States, and Africa. Results: There were six themes that became socio-cultural factors that hindered women from doing breast cancer screening, namely stigmatization; family support; norms and religion; myth; fatalism; and language. Stigmatization; family support; norms and religion; myth; fatalism; and language, are barriers for women to do breast cancer screening. Conclusion: Education and additional female health workers are needed to overcome socio-cultural barriers for women in breast cancer screening..