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Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022
Background: According to the WHO, cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. This study aimed to assess public awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and the barriers that prevent Saudi individuals from undergoing CRC scr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9829443/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36632269 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32386 |
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author | Alghamdi, Ali G Almuhanna, Zahraa Jumah A Bu Hulayqah, Zainab Hussain M Algharsan, Fatimah Abdulaziz G Alghamdi, Hashim A Alzahrani, Hadeel Mohammed A |
author_facet | Alghamdi, Ali G Almuhanna, Zahraa Jumah A Bu Hulayqah, Zainab Hussain M Algharsan, Fatimah Abdulaziz G Alghamdi, Hashim A Alzahrani, Hadeel Mohammed A |
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description | Background: According to the WHO, cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. This study aimed to assess public awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and the barriers that prevent Saudi individuals from undergoing CRC screening. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Prince Mishari Bin Saud General Baljurashi Hospital, and a supervised self-administered questionnaire was utilized. Sociodemographic data, knowledge about colorectal cancer, and attitude toward screening were included in the survey. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and Pearson's chi-square test. A P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 396 eligible participants completed the survey. About 209 (52%) were female, and 124 (31.3%) belonged to the age group of 18-29 years. Nearly (49.7%) knew that detecting colorectal cancer before symptoms appear is possible. About 64% of the participants cited colonoscopy as the screening method for CRC. More than half of the participants (58.1%) expressed their willingness to be screened for colorectal cancer, while only 2.8% reported that they had undergone screening before. Participants with higher educational status demonstrated better knowledge regarding CRC than others (p<0.05). Conclusion: The overall knowledge of CRC was found to be poor in Al-Baha residents, irrespective of age. Implementing new strategies to increase public awareness about colorectal cancer will aid in the early diagnosis of CRC. We recommend targeted education and screening programs to improve the level of screening awareness and aid in the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. |
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spelling | pubmed-98294432023-01-10 Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 Alghamdi, Ali G Almuhanna, Zahraa Jumah A Bu Hulayqah, Zainab Hussain M Algharsan, Fatimah Abdulaziz G Alghamdi, Hashim A Alzahrani, Hadeel Mohammed A Cureus Gastroenterology Background: According to the WHO, cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. This study aimed to assess public awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and the barriers that prevent Saudi individuals from undergoing CRC screening. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Prince Mishari Bin Saud General Baljurashi Hospital, and a supervised self-administered questionnaire was utilized. Sociodemographic data, knowledge about colorectal cancer, and attitude toward screening were included in the survey. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and Pearson's chi-square test. A P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 396 eligible participants completed the survey. About 209 (52%) were female, and 124 (31.3%) belonged to the age group of 18-29 years. Nearly (49.7%) knew that detecting colorectal cancer before symptoms appear is possible. About 64% of the participants cited colonoscopy as the screening method for CRC. More than half of the participants (58.1%) expressed their willingness to be screened for colorectal cancer, while only 2.8% reported that they had undergone screening before. Participants with higher educational status demonstrated better knowledge regarding CRC than others (p<0.05). Conclusion: The overall knowledge of CRC was found to be poor in Al-Baha residents, irrespective of age. Implementing new strategies to increase public awareness about colorectal cancer will aid in the early diagnosis of CRC. We recommend targeted education and screening programs to improve the level of screening awareness and aid in the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Cureus 2022-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9829443/ /pubmed/36632269 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32386 Text en Copyright © 2022, Alghamdi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Gastroenterology Alghamdi, Ali G Almuhanna, Zahraa Jumah A Bu Hulayqah, Zainab Hussain M Algharsan, Fatimah Abdulaziz G Alghamdi, Hashim A Alzahrani, Hadeel Mohammed A Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title | Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title_full | Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title_fullStr | Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title_full_unstemmed | Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title_short | Public Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, 2022 |
title_sort | public awareness of colorectal cancer screening in the al-baha region, saudi arabia, 2022 |
topic | Gastroenterology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9829443/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36632269 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32386 |
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