Alghamdi Ali G, Almuhanna Zahraa Jumah A, Bu Hulayqah Zainab Hussain M, Algharsan Fatimah Abdulaziz G, Alghamdi Hashim A, Alzahrani Hadeel Mohammed A
General and Colorectal Surgery, College of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 10;14(12):e32386. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32386. eCollection 2022 Dec.
According to the WHO, cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. This study aimed to assess public awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and the barriers that prevent Saudi individuals from undergoing CRC screening. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Prince Mishari Bin Saud General Baljurashi Hospital, and a supervised self-administered questionnaire was utilized. Sociodemographic data, knowledge about colorectal cancer, and attitude toward screening were included in the survey. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 23 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and Pearson's chi-square test. A P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
A total of 396 eligible participants completed the survey. About 209 (52%) were female, and 124 (31.3%) belonged to the age group of 18-29 years. Nearly (49.7%) knew that detecting colorectal cancer before symptoms appear is possible. About 64% of the participants cited colonoscopy as the screening method for CRC. More than half of the participants (58.1%) expressed their willingness to be screened for colorectal cancer, while only 2.8% reported that they had undergone screening before. Participants with higher educational status demonstrated better knowledge regarding CRC than others (p<0.05).
The overall knowledge of CRC was found to be poor in Al-Baha residents, irrespective of age. Implementing new strategies to increase public awareness about colorectal cancer will aid in the early diagnosis of CRC. We recommend targeted education and screening programs to improve the level of screening awareness and aid in the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
根据世界卫生组织的数据，癌症是第二大致死原因，2018年估计有960万人死于癌症。本研究旨在评估公众对结直肠癌（CRC）筛查的认知以及阻碍沙特人进行CRC筛查的障碍。
在米沙里·本·沙特王子综合医院进行了一项横断面研究，并使用了一份有监督的自填问卷。调查内容包括社会人口统计学数据、对结直肠癌的认知以及对筛查的态度。使用IBM SPSS 23版（美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥市SPSS公司）对数据进行分析，并采用Pearson卡方检验。P<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
共有396名符合条件的参与者完成了调查。约209名（52%）为女性，124名（31.3%）属于18 - 29岁年龄组。近49.7%的人知道在症状出现前检测结直肠癌是可能的。约64%的参与者将结肠镜检查列为CRC的筛查方法。超过一半的参与者（58.1%）表示愿意接受结直肠癌筛查，而只有2.8%的人报告他们之前接受过筛查。教育程度较高的参与者对CRC的了解比其他人更好（p< = 0.05）。
发现巴哈居民对CRC的总体认知较差，无论年龄大小。实施新的策略以提高公众对结直肠癌的认识将有助于CRC的早期诊断。我们建议开展有针对性的教育和筛查项目，以提高筛查意识水平并有助于结直肠癌的早期诊断。
