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SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2020

Preventive Cancer Screening Among Resettled Refugee Women from Muslim-Majority Countries: A Systematic Review.

Hafifa Siddiq, Qais Alemi, Janet Mentes, Carol Pavlish, Eunice Lee

Abstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Exploring Afghan Refugees' Post-Resettlement Experiences in North America: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
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  14. Barriers and Facilitators Influencing Arab Muslim Immigrant and Refugee Women's Breast Cancer Screening: A Narrative Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2022
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  16. Beyond Resettlement: Sociocultural Factors Influencing Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Afghan Refugee Women.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hafifa SiddiqDivision of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. hafifasiddiq@ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-3186
Qais AlemiSchool of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University, 1898 Business Center Dr., San Bernardino, CA, 92408, USA.
Janet MentesSchool of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Factor Bldg, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Carol PavlishSchool of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Factor Bldg, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Eunice LeeSchool of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Factor Bldg, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USLoma Linda University · USLos Angeles County Department of Health Services · US

Funding

Vulnerable Populations/Health Disparities ResearchT32NR007077 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HODGE, FELICIA SCHANCHE · 1994 to 2016
$2.9M
NINR NIH HHS T32NR007077Sigma Theta Tau International Gamma Chapter Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As refugee populations continue to age in the United States, there is a need to prioritize screening for chronic illnesses, including cancer, and to characterize how social and cultural contexts influence beliefs about cancer and screening behaviors. This study examines screening rates and socio-cultural factors influencing screening among resettled refugee women from Muslim-majority countries of origin. A systematic and integrative review approach was used to examine articles published from 1980 to 2019, using PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Cancer screening rates among refugee women are lower when compared to US-born counterparts. Social and cultural factors include religious beliefs about cancer, stigma, modesty and gender roles within the family context. The findings of this review, suggest that resettled refugee women underutilize preventive services, specifically mammography, Pap test and colonoscopy screening, and whose perceptions and behaviors about cancer and screening are influenced by social and cultural factors.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsRefugeesEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansIslamMass ScreeningPapanicolaou TestUnited StatesCancer screeningColonoscopyCultural factorsMammographyRefugee

Identifiers

PMID31900753
OpenAlexW2997852440

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Registered trials

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