Background
Methods
Sources and search strategy
Eligibility criteria and study selection
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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➢ Study population includes community pharmacists. ➢ All study types on signs and symptoms of cancer ➢ All study types of cancer screening. ➢ All study design. ➢ Studies published from 2005 to July, 2017 ➢ Full text available ➢ Abstract available ➢ Studies published in English language | ➢ Studies not related to cancer signs and symptoms. (Irrelevant articles) ➢ Studies not related to cancer screening. (Irrelevant articles) ➢ Studies related to pharmacy staffs, pharmacists, other healthcare personnels other than community pharmacists ➢ Abstract ➢ Conference abstract ➢ Overview/ review ➢ Studies with full text not available in English language. ➢ Studies published before 2005 |
Results
Study characteristics
Lead author | Year | Country | Sample description | Type of cancer | Duration of Study | Study design | Sample size | Conclusion |
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Ibrahim | 2013 | UAE | Community pharmacies | Breast | 24 weeks | Cross sectional survey | 335 | Community Pharmacists have low level of knowledge in breast cancer. Efforts should be made on providing pharmacists with high quality Breast cancer continuous education. |
Beshir | 2012 | Malaysia | Independent community pharmacies | Breast | 20 weeks | Cross sectional survey | 35 | Community pharmacists have low breast cancer knowledge which can prevent actualisation of pharmacist role in breast cancer education. Therefore further work should focus on providing pharmacists with high quality breast cancer continuous education. |
EL Hajj | 2011 | Qatar | Community pharmacies | Breast | 12 weeks | Descriptive cross sectional survey | 195 | Low breast cancer knowledge was recorded among community pharmacists. Further work should focus on providing pharmacists with breast cancer continuous education. |
Ayoub | 2016 | Jordan | Commercial community pharmacies | Breast | 20 weeks | Descriptive cross sectional survey | 1113 | There is knowledge gap pertaining to breast cancer and screening guidelines. Pharmacist must improve their knowledge through better undergraduate oncology education and intensive continuous education programmes |