Al-Naggar Redhwan Ahmed, Bobryshev Yuri V
Population Health and preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM, Malaysia.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(3):1969-74. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.3.1969.
The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and associated factors regarding colorectal cancer screening among university students in Malaysia. The questionnaire consisted of three parts: socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle practice and knowledge of colorectal screening. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 students (21.3±1.4 years old). The majority of the participants were Malay with a monthly family income of less than 5,000 Ringgit Malaysia (equal to 1,700 USD) (67.0% and 76.0%, respectively). Regarding their lifestyle practices, the majority were non-smokers and had never consumed alcohol (83.7%, and 88.0%, respectively). The majority of the participants had no knowledge of digital rectal examination, colonoscopy, barium enema and fecal occult blood screening (63.3%, 60.7%, 74.0% and 62.3%, respectively). Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that their age and the discipline which the students were studying significantly influenced their level of knowledge about colorectal screening. The present study results indicate that education campaigns about colorectal cancer should be promoted.
本研究的目的是确定马来西亚大学生对结直肠癌筛查的认知及相关因素。问卷由三部分组成：社会人口学特征、生活方式及结直肠癌筛查知识。对300名学生（21.3±1.4岁）进行了横断面研究。大多数参与者为马来人，家庭月收入低于5000马来西亚林吉特（相当于1700美元）（分别为67.0%和76.0%）。在生活方式方面，大多数人不吸烟且从不饮酒（分别为83.7%和88.0%）。大多数参与者对直肠指检、结肠镜检查、钡剂灌肠和粪便潜血筛查一无所知（分别为63.3%、60.7%、74.0%和62.3%）。单因素和多因素分析显示，他们的年龄和所学专业显著影响其对结直肠癌筛查的认知水平。本研究结果表明，应开展有关结直肠癌的教育活动。
