From Community Laywomen to Breast Health Workers: A Pilot Training Model to Implement Clinical Breast Exam Screening in Malawi.

BACKGROUND:Breast cancer burden is high in low-income countries. Inadequate early detection contributes to late diagnosis and increased mortality. We describe the training program for Malawi's first clinical breast exam (CBE) screening effort. METHODS:Laywomen were recruited as Breast Health Wo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lily Gutnik, Agnes Moses, Christopher Stanley, Tapiwa Tembo, Clara Lee, Satish Gopal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784957?pdf=render