Ahmad Muayyad M, Dardas Latefa, Dardas Lubna, Ahmad Huthaifa
Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Glob Health Promot. 2015 Dec;22(4):39-47. doi: 10.1177/1757975914547712. Epub 2014 Oct 3.
The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward colorectal cancer prevention and care in Jordan. A survey was designed to produce reliable estimates for the population's knowledge, attitudes, and practices in all 12 governorates of Jordan by using stratified random sampling. A representative sample of the adult population in Jordan completed a comprehensive tool which explored participants' knowledge about the risk factors associated with colorectal cancer, cancer prevention through lifestyle changes, and early cancer diagnosis and screening. According to the participants (n = 3196), colorectal cancer had the second highest percentage of screening recommendation (12.6%) after breast cancer (57.3%). Only 340 individuals (11%) reported ever screening for cancer. About 20% of the participants had heard of one of the screening tests for colorectal cancer. In fact, only 290 (9.1%) participants had performed the colorectal cancer screening tests. This study provides data that will help colorectal cancer prevention and treatment programs and may enhance the efficiency of colorectal cancer-controlling programs. The findings confirm the necessity of starting colorectal screening intervention that targets the most vulnerable individuals.
本研究的目的是描述约旦民众对结直肠癌预防和护理的知识、态度及实践情况。通过分层随机抽样设计了一项调查，旨在对约旦所有12个省份民众的知识、态度及实践情况得出可靠估计。约旦成年人口的一个代表性样本完成了一项综合调查工具，该工具探究了参与者对与结直肠癌相关的风险因素、通过改变生活方式预防癌症以及癌症早期诊断和筛查的了解情况。根据参与者（n = 3196）的情况，结直肠癌的筛查推荐率在所有癌症中排第二（12.6%），仅次于乳腺癌（57.3%）。只有340人（11%）报告曾进行过癌症筛查。约20%的参与者听说过结直肠癌的筛查测试之一。事实上，只有290名（9.1%）参与者进行过结直肠癌筛查测试。本研究提供的数据将有助于结直肠癌预防和治疗项目，并可能提高结直肠癌控制项目的效率。研究结果证实了针对最易患人群开展结直肠癌筛查干预的必要性。
