Table 3 Factors associated with breast cancer screening

Agyemang (2020) [13]

Cervical cancer screening, having at least a primary level education, and having ever participated in a club meeting.

Locality of residence.

Amenuke-Edusei (2020) [25]

Age, income, physicians’ recommendations.

Health insurance coverage.

Boafo (2019) [26]

Knowledge, Self-efficacy.

Susceptibility, severity, benefits, age.

Bonsu (2019) [27]

Contraceptive use, age, education, History of breast cancer and positive beliefs on breast cancer.

Buunaaim (2020) [28]

Increased age, nurses, and market women.

Calys-Tagoe (2020) [29]

Women aged _70 years, being self-employed, being an informal employee ethnic group.

Dadzi, (2019) [30]

Age, knowledge of breast cancer.

Do not know the techniques in BSE, do not have breast problems. Did not need BSE.

Fiador (2018) [31]

Age, level of study, knowledge on BSE procedure, attitudes.

Not having a reason, lack of knowledge, forgetfulness.

Ghansah (2019) [32]

Medical doctors, nurses.

Gyedu (2017) [33]

Christian women.

Kudzawu (2016) [34]

Did not know how Perform BSE, religious faith, wanted to detect breast lumps, fear death.

Opoku (2012) [35]

Knowledge about breast cancer, higher education.

Osei-Afriyie (2021) [36]

Optimism regarding the breast cancer risk. Did not know their risk level, no religion.

Do not know how to perform BSE, have no family history of breast cancer, I am not at risk of breast cancer.

Sarfo (2013) [37]

Have no time, not necessary.