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While most cancer deaths occur in Low-to-Middle-Income countries (LMICs), little is known about cancer prevention in such places. Empirical research shows that culturally appropriate and theory-driven communication interventions for cancer prevention can produce expected health outcomes, but how it is done in LMICs like Bangladesh has not been scientifically studied. In this chapter, we conducted a systematic scoping review to reduce that knowledge gap. Out of 985 articles on cancer prevention in Bangladesh, 35 were selected for review based on the selection criteria of covering at least one concept of the transactional model of communication. These articles were coded for the four constructs of the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM): perceived severity and susceptibility of cancer, and perceived response and self-efficacy of cancer screening. Such a limited number of studies demonstrate the lack of research focused on Bangladesh. Only four articles mentioned the need for cultural appropriateness and none included theory. Thematic summary of the articles found that perceived susceptibility of cancer and self-efficacy of cancer screening are low among Bangladeshis. Future cancer prevention campaigns should address these two key factors in message design to improve effectiveness and integrate a sociocultural context that considers its target population.
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Appendix 1: Article Search Strategy
Research question | ||
What is known about the preventive cancer communication interventions in Bangladesh? | Core Databases PsycINFO PubMed Academic Search Premier | Limits Publication Types: Scientific articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals Dates: Until May 21, 2019 Language: English |
Primary Literature Searching: Databases
Database: PsycINFO
Concept: Bangladesh | Concept: Cancer | Concept: Communication | |
|---|---|---|---|
Thesaurus terms | Bangladesh | Cancer | Prevention Intervention Treatment Program Campaign awareness |
PsycINFO SEARCH STRATEGY
(“Bangladesh” AND “cancer” AND (“prevention” OR “intervention” OR “Treatment” OR “program” OR “campaign” OR “awareness”))
Conditions set in search option:
Search modes: Find all my search terms, apply related words
Language: English
Publication type: Peer-reviewed journal
Population group: Human
Methodology: All
Exclude Dissertation (Checked)
No age group selected
Total Added: 17
Database: PubMed
Concept: Bangladesh | Concept: Cancer | Concept: Communication | |
|---|---|---|---|
Thesaurus Terms | Bangladesh | Cancer | Prevention, Awareness, Communication, Intervention, Program campaign |
Mesh Terms | Bangladesh | Neoplasms, cancer | Awareness, communication, methods |
SEARCH STRATEGY ((“Bangladesh”[MeSH Terms] OR “Bangladesh”[All Fields]) AND (“neoplasms”[MeSH Terms] OR “neoplasms”[All Fields] OR “cancer”[All Fields])) AND ((“prevention and control”[Subheading] OR (“prevention”[All Fields] AND “control”[All Fields]) OR “prevention and control”[All Fields] OR “prevention”[All Fields]) OR (“awareness”[MeSH Terms] OR “awareness”[All Fields]) OR (“communication”[MeSH Terms] OR “communication”[All Fields]) OR (“methods”[MeSH Terms] OR “methods”[All Fields] OR “intervention”[All Fields]) OR program[All Fields] OR campaign[All Fields])
Total Added: 638 → 635 (in English) → 623 (Items with abstract)
Database: Academic Search Premier
Concept: Bangladesh | Concept: Cancer | Concept: Communication | |
|---|---|---|---|
Thesaurus Terms | Bangladesh | Cancer | Prevention Intervention Treatment Program Control Strategy |
SEARCH STRATEGY ((Bangladesh) AND (Cancer) AND (Prevention OR Intervention OR Treatment OR Program OR Control OR Strategy))
Conditions set in search option:
Search modes: Find all my search terms, apply related words
Language: English
Publication type: Peer-reviewed journal
Document type: Article
Total Added: 345
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Raisa, A., Bylund, C., Islam, S., Krieger, J. (2020). A Systematic Scoping Review of Cancer Communication About Prevention and Detection in Bangladesh. In: Watson, B., Krieger, J. (eds) Expanding Horizons in Health Communication. The Humanities in Asia, vol 6. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4389-0_11
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