Centre for Population Health (CePH), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
BMC Cancer. 2013 Aug 7;13:376. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-376.
This paper presents the level of colorectal cancer awareness among multi-ethnic rural population in Malaysia.
A rural-based cross sectional survey was carried out in Perak state in Peninsular Malaysia in March 2011. The survey recruited a population-representative sample using multistage sampling. Altogether 2379 participants were included in this study. Validated bowel/colorectal cancer awareness measure questionnaire was used to assess the level of colorectal cancer awareness among study population. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to identify socio-demographic variance of knowledge score on warning signs and risk factors of colorectal cancer.
Among respondents, 38% and 32% had zero knowledge score for warning signs and risk factors respectively. Mean knowledge score for warning signs and risk factors were 2.89 (SD 2.96) and 3.49 (SD 3.17) respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between the knowledge score of warning signs and level of confidence in detecting a warning sign. Socio-demographic characteristics and having cancer in family and friends play important role in level of awareness.
Level of awareness on colorectal cancer warning signs and risk factors in the rural population of Malaysia is very low. Therefore, it warrants an extensive health education campaign on colorectal cancer awareness as it is one of the commonest cancer in Malaysia. Health education campaign is urgently needed because respondents would seek medical attention sooner if they are aware of this problem.
本文介绍了马来西亚多族群农村人口对结直肠癌的认知水平。
2011 年 3 月在马来西亚半岛霹雳州进行了一项基于农村的横断面调查。该调查采用多阶段抽样方法招募了具有代表性的人群样本。共有 2379 名参与者纳入本研究。使用经过验证的结直肠癌意识测量问卷评估研究人群对结直肠癌的认知水平。采用方差分析（ANOVA）来确定知识得分的社会人口统计学差异，即结直肠癌的预警信号和风险因素。
在受访者中，分别有 38%和 32%的人对预警信号和风险因素的知识得分为零。预警信号和风险因素的平均知识得分分别为 2.89（SD 2.96）和 3.49（SD 3.17）。预警信号知识得分与检测预警信号的信心水平呈显著正相关。社会人口统计学特征以及家族和朋友中是否有癌症起着重要作用。
马来西亚农村人口对结直肠癌预警信号和风险因素的认知水平非常低。因此，需要广泛开展结直肠癌认知健康教育运动，因为结直肠癌是马来西亚最常见的癌症之一。由于如果人们意识到这个问题，他们会更快地寻求医疗关注，因此健康教育运动迫在眉睫。
