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Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia
(1) Background: Cancer screening tests discover cancer at early stages, even before symptoms appear. When abnormal tissues or a malignant mass is found early, treatment and cure rates are improved. In late stages, the cancer may have grown and metastasized. This can negatively affect cancer treatmen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859105/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021114 |
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author | Elmaghraby, Dalia Ahmed Alshalla, Ahmed Ali Alyahyan, Anas Altaweel, Muntathir Al ben Hamad, Ahmad Mohammed Alhunfoosh, Khalid Mohammed AlJuwaysim, Mohammed F. Aljumah, Duaa Jawad Albahrani, Mohammed Abdullah |
author_facet | Elmaghraby, Dalia Ahmed Alshalla, Ahmed Ali Alyahyan, Anas Altaweel, Muntathir Al ben Hamad, Ahmad Mohammed Alhunfoosh, Khalid Mohammed AlJuwaysim, Mohammed F. Aljumah, Duaa Jawad Albahrani, Mohammed Abdullah |
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description | (1) Background: Cancer screening tests discover cancer at early stages, even before symptoms appear. When abnormal tissues or a malignant mass is found early, treatment and cure rates are improved. In late stages, the cancer may have grown and metastasized. This can negatively affect cancer treatment and reduce the overall survival rate. Screening tests are performed when a person is asymptomatic. Public awareness about cancer screening is crucial for the success of cancer screening programs and for consequently decreasing the morbidity and mortality rate due to cancer. (2) Aim: Assess the knowledge and perception of the community regarding cancer screening in Saudi Arabia. (3) Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study targeting the general population of Saudi Arabia was conducted from January to June 2022. The data were collected using a structured validated electronic questionnaire. The study questionnaire covered participants’ personal data, medical history, source of data, and participants’ knowledge, attitude, and practice items. The questionnaire was used as a digital survey and was distributed electronically to the target population. (4) Results: A total of 1313 participants completed the study questionnaire. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 67 years, with a mean age of 28.3 ± 11.4 years old. Overall, 60.4% of the study participants knew about cancer screening. Regarding the benefits of cancer screening, 91.8% of the participants reported knowing that the early detection of cancer helps treatment, and 81.1% knew that the early detection of cancer improves treatment outcomes. Moreover, 441 (33.6%) of the participants had good knowledge regarding cancer and cancer screening, while 872 (66.4%) had poor levels of knowledge. Furthermore, 106 (8.1%) of the participants underwent cancer screening. (5) Conclusions: The study results revealed that participants’ awareness regarding cancer and cancer screening was low, especially for approaches to reduce cancer risk. Additionally, the study participants’ practice regarding cancer screening was low. The health care authority should plan for population-based efficacious cancer screening programs. In addition, cancer screening information and the benefits of early detection can be disseminated through social media to target the desired populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-98591052023-01-21 Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia Elmaghraby, Dalia Ahmed Alshalla, Ahmed Ali Alyahyan, Anas Altaweel, Muntathir Al ben Hamad, Ahmad Mohammed Alhunfoosh, Khalid Mohammed AlJuwaysim, Mohammed F. Aljumah, Duaa Jawad Albahrani, Mohammed Abdullah Int J Environ Res Public Health Article (1) Background: Cancer screening tests discover cancer at early stages, even before symptoms appear. When abnormal tissues or a malignant mass is found early, treatment and cure rates are improved. In late stages, the cancer may have grown and metastasized. This can negatively affect cancer treatment and reduce the overall survival rate. Screening tests are performed when a person is asymptomatic. Public awareness about cancer screening is crucial for the success of cancer screening programs and for consequently decreasing the morbidity and mortality rate due to cancer. (2) Aim: Assess the knowledge and perception of the community regarding cancer screening in Saudi Arabia. (3) Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study targeting the general population of Saudi Arabia was conducted from January to June 2022. The data were collected using a structured validated electronic questionnaire. The study questionnaire covered participants’ personal data, medical history, source of data, and participants’ knowledge, attitude, and practice items. The questionnaire was used as a digital survey and was distributed electronically to the target population. (4) Results: A total of 1313 participants completed the study questionnaire. The participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 67 years, with a mean age of 28.3 ± 11.4 years old. Overall, 60.4% of the study participants knew about cancer screening. Regarding the benefits of cancer screening, 91.8% of the participants reported knowing that the early detection of cancer helps treatment, and 81.1% knew that the early detection of cancer improves treatment outcomes. Moreover, 441 (33.6%) of the participants had good knowledge regarding cancer and cancer screening, while 872 (66.4%) had poor levels of knowledge. Furthermore, 106 (8.1%) of the participants underwent cancer screening. (5) Conclusions: The study results revealed that participants’ awareness regarding cancer and cancer screening was low, especially for approaches to reduce cancer risk. Additionally, the study participants’ practice regarding cancer screening was low. The health care authority should plan for population-based efficacious cancer screening programs. In addition, cancer screening information and the benefits of early detection can be disseminated through social media to target the desired populations. MDPI 2023-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9859105/ /pubmed/36673870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021114 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Elmaghraby, Dalia Ahmed Alshalla, Ahmed Ali Alyahyan, Anas Altaweel, Muntathir Al ben Hamad, Ahmad Mohammed Alhunfoosh, Khalid Mohammed AlJuwaysim, Mohammed F. Aljumah, Duaa Jawad Albahrani, Mohammed Abdullah Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title | Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Public Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Regarding Cancer Screening: A Community-Based Study in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | public knowledge, practice, and attitude regarding cancer screening: a community-based study in saudi arabia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859105/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021114 |
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