Al-Azri Mohammed, Al-Khatri Sharouq, Murthi Panchatcharam Sathiya
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Sultan Qaboos University, P O Box 35. Postal Code 123. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020 Oct 1;21(10):3061-3068. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.10.3061.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Oman after breast and thyroid. Awareness regarding the availability of CRC screening services could play a major role in promoting early detection and reducing mortality rates. The aim of this study was to identify public knowledge and attitudes toward CRC screening.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 410 members of the public attending the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. A questionnaire was developed to assess the participants' general knowledge, barriers and factors affecting attitudes, beliefs and behaviors regarding CRC screening.
A total of 410 members of the public participated from 500 invited (response rate: 82.0%). Most of the participants had not heard of CRC screening (76.3%) and were unaware of different screening methods (92.9%). The majority (93.9%) had not undergone CRC screening in Oman; however, 70.6% reported that they would be willing to do so in the future, particularly if recommended by doctors (52.7%). Barriers to screening included feeling embarrassed by the idea of a colonoscopy (73.9%), not having any symptoms of CRC (65.1%) and a fear of being diagnosed with CRC (55.6%). A bivariate analysis indicated that males demonstrated significantly more awareness of CRC screening compared to females (64.9% versus 35.1%; p = 0.004) and younger participants (.
在阿曼，结直肠癌（CRC）是继乳腺癌和甲状腺癌之后第三大最常被诊断出的癌症。对结直肠癌筛查服务可获得性的认知在促进早期发现和降低死亡率方面可能发挥重要作用。本研究的目的是确定公众对结直肠癌筛查的知识和态度。
这项横断面研究在阿曼马斯喀特苏丹卡布斯大学医院就诊的410名公众中进行。设计了一份问卷来评估参与者关于结直肠癌筛查的一般知识、影响态度、信念和行为的障碍及因素。
在受邀的500人中，共有410名公众参与（应答率：82.0%）。大多数参与者未听说过结直肠癌筛查（76.3%），且不了解不同的筛查方法（92.9%）。大多数人（93.9%）在阿曼未接受过结直肠癌筛查；然而，70.6%的人表示他们未来愿意接受筛查，特别是如果医生推荐（52.7%）。筛查的障碍包括对结肠镜检查感到尴尬（73.9%）、没有结直肠癌的任何症状（65.1%）以及害怕被诊断出患有结直肠癌（55.6%）。双变量分析表明，男性对结直肠癌筛查的认知明显高于女性（64.9%对35.1%；p = 0.004），且年轻参与者（.
