Table 1 Search strategies

PubMed

((Breast[Title/Abstract] AND self-examin*[Title/Abstract]) OR (BSE[Title/Abstract])) AND (Iran[Title/Abstract] AND (2012/1/1:2022/9/13[pdat])) Filters: English, Persian, from 2012/1/1—2022/9/13

46

ProQuest

noft(((Breast AND self-examin*) OR BSE)) AND noft(Iran) Additional limits—Date: From January 01 2012 to September 13 2022 English Articles

23

WOS

(TI = (((Breast AND self-examin*) OR BSE) AND Iran)) OR AB = (((Breast AND self-examin*) OR BSE) AND Iran)

Refined By:Document Types: Article or Proceeding Paper or Review Article.Languages: English

47

Science Direct

Title, abstract, keywords: ((Breast AND self-examination) OR BSE) AND Iran 2012–2023

Research articles Review articles

8

Google Scholar

(Breast AND self-examin*) OR BSE) Universities of medical sciences’ names 2012–2022

63

Sid.ir

30

Magiran

77

Total

294