Laboratory Medicine Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
J Environ Public Health. 2022 Jun 6;2022:6404837. doi: 10.1155/2022/6404837. eCollection 2022.
Cancer patients face multiple challenges, such as infertility caused by exposure to gonadotoxic agents and gonadal irradiation during cancer treatment. Little is known about the health practitioners' knowledge and practice regarding fertility preservation and its available options in Saudi Arabia. Thus, this study is designed to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among health practitioners in an environmental region in Saudi Arabia.
The cross-sectional study was carried out between September 2020 and January 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among health practitioners from a variety of specialties who work closely with cancer patients.
Out of 100 participants, 90% need more knowledge about fertility preservation. The lack of fertility preservation clinics in the patient's area and its unaffordable expenses significantly influenced the health practitioners' attitude towards fertility preservation discussion with cancer patients. The results revealed that 92% of the participants agreed that the Saudi Ministry of Health should establish practice guidelines and provide fertility preservation services for cancer patients.
The present study showed that clinical practitioners' knowledge remains insufficient. Education of health practitioners and the establishment of practice guidelines and fertility preservation clinics for cancer patients are required.
癌症患者面临多种挑战，例如因癌症治疗过程中接触性腺毒性药物和性腺照射而导致的不孕。在沙特阿拉伯，人们对医疗保健从业者在癌症患者的生育力保存方面的知识、态度和实践（KAP）知之甚少。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯一个环境地区的医疗保健从业者对癌症患者生育力保存的知识、态度和实践（KAP）水平。
本横断面研究于 2020 年 9 月至 2021 年 1 月进行。向与癌症患者密切合作的各种专业的医疗保健从业者发放了一份自我管理的问卷。
在 100 名参与者中，90%的人表示需要更多关于生育力保存的知识。患者所在地区缺乏生育力保存诊所及其昂贵的费用，这极大地影响了医疗保健从业者与癌症患者讨论生育力保存的态度。结果显示，92%的参与者同意沙特卫生部应为癌症患者制定实践指南并提供生育力保存服务。
本研究表明，临床医生的知识仍然不足。需要对医疗保健从业者进行教育，并为癌症患者建立实践指南和生育力保存诊所。
