Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences/Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics - Faculty of Pharmacy - Applied science Private University - Amman 11931 Jordan.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2022 Mar 1;23(3):815-822. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.3.815.
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has risen worldwide, with increasing prevalence in the UAE and GCC during the last few decades. Dietary and lifestyle behaviors play a pivotal role in the development and prevention of sporadic, with knowledge and awareness considered the first line of defence. Knowledge, awareness, and practices have been examined in different parts of the world, with scarce research have been conducted in the GCC countries and the UAE in particular. This study explored the UAE university student's knowledge and awareness toward the role of dietary and lifestyle behaviors in CRC.
A cross-sectional study was conducted, using an online multi-component self-reported questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used.
A total of 1213 students participated in the study, with the vast majority (92.7%) of the surveyed students reported good knowledge scores toward CRC risk factors. Significant differences (P<0.05) were found between the two sexes regarding dietary and lifestyle factors associated with CRC. Females consumed more vegetables compared to males, had lower intakes of red and processed meats, and were found to be fewer smokers. Being single (P= 0.0001), undergraduate (P=0.005), with medium to low income (P=0.026) all were significantly associated with increased risk of having poor knowledge about CRC, while being a medical student was significantly associated (P= 0.0001) with a 55% lower risk of having poor knowledge.
Despite the good knowledge, university students' dietary and lifestyle behaviors necessities improvement, with barriers that require to be addressed.
在过去几十年中，全球范围内结直肠癌（CRC）的发病率上升，阿联酋和海湾合作委员会（GCC）的患病率也在增加。饮食和生活方式行为在散发性 CRC 的发生和预防中起着关键作用，知识和意识被认为是第一道防线。世界各地已经对知识、意识和实践进行了研究，但在 GCC 国家，特别是在阿联酋，相关研究却很少。本研究探讨了阿联酋大学生对饮食和生活方式行为在 CRC 中的作用的知识和认识。
采用在线多组分自我报告问卷进行了横断面研究。使用描述性和分析性统计方法。
共有 1213 名学生参加了这项研究，调查对象中绝大多数（92.7%）学生报告对 CRC 危险因素的知识得分良好。在与 CRC 相关的饮食和生活方式因素方面，男女之间存在显著差异（P<0.05）。与男性相比，女性摄入更多的蔬菜，红肉和加工肉类的摄入量较低，且吸烟人数较少。单身（P=0.0001）、本科生（P=0.005）、中低收入（P=0.026）与 CRC 知识较差的风险增加显著相关，而医学生与 CRC 知识较差的风险降低显著相关（P=0.0001），风险降低了 55%。
尽管知识水平良好，但大学生的饮食和生活方式行为仍需改善，需要解决相关障碍。
