Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Colorectal Cancer Screening among Primary Health-care Physicians in Alhasa Area, 2018
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Worldwide, the third most common cancer diagnosed in males and the second in females is colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is a common, invasive, and preventable disease if detected in premalignant stage and screening by physician enables detection in an early stage to decrease morbidity and mortality. CRC in Saudi Arabia is a rising disease, and screening by physicians is overlooked due to multiple obstacles. The aim of this study was to assess the current knowledge, attitude, and practice of primary health-care physicians in Alhasa toward CRC screening and to identify the barriers of the screening. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Alhasa area during the period from April to June 2018. A comprehensive validated self-administered questionnaire previously used in the published study was used to collect the data. Results: The total number of the participant was 128. 75% of the participant was a general physician without any specialty, while 21% had a diploma or master degree in family medicine. Of 128 participants, 122 (95.3%) considered that CRC screening for asymptomatic average-risk patient aged 50 years and more is effective, while only 43.8% of the participants practice screening for asymptomatic average-risk patients aged 50 years or more. Participants who have a higher level of postgraduate education have higher knowledge compared to the general physician. Most of the physician reported that there is no reminder system in their workplace and lake of patient awareness as a barrier for CRC screening. Conclusion: CRC screening is underutilized by primary health-care physicians despite their beliefs of the effectiveness of CRC screening. Most of the physician reported that there is no reminder system in their workplace and lake of patient awareness as a barrier for CRC screening.
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Mohammed R. Al Mutawah, Mousa Al Jassim, Essa Al Saleh
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