Alibrahim Ibrahim S, Alnafei Khalid H, Atwah Raghad H, Altwyjri Ola A, Bassas Rayyan B, Alqurashi Rofal O, Alsairafi Rani A
Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 17;15(4):e37739. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37739. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most prevalent endocrine cancer, and it has shown a rapid rise in incidence across the globe in recent decades. This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge about TC among women in the Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between 28 December 2022 and 20 January 2023 among women in the Makkah Region via a self-administrated online questionnaire using Google Forms. Our inclusion criteria were women aged 18 years and older from the Makkah Region, and we excluded healthcare professionals and women who declined to participate in the study. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS program.
The sample included 1219 participants. The majority (64%, n = 784) were 18 to 35. Of the participants, 362 (29.7%) had poor knowledge of TC, and only 94 (7.7%) possessed good knowledge. Forty-four percent of the participants (n = 541) believed that TC was incurable, and 86% (n = 1050) did not watch or participate in TC campaigns. Age, marital status, and family members or friends working in the medical field all significantly impacted the participants' knowledge scores.
According to our study, women in the Makkah Region in Saudi Arabia do not fully comprehend the risk factors and symptoms of TC or the diagnostic methods and treatment for it. The results emphasize the value of health campaigns focused on women-in public places and on social media platforms to increase awareness of TC.
甲状腺癌（TC）是最常见的内分泌癌，近几十年来其全球发病率呈快速上升趋势。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯麦加地区女性对甲状腺癌的认知水平。
于2022年12月28日至2023年1月20日期间，通过谷歌表单以自填式在线问卷的方式对麦加地区女性进行了一项横断面研究。我们的纳入标准是来自麦加地区的18岁及以上女性，排除医疗保健专业人员和拒绝参与研究的女性。使用SPSS程序对收集的数据进行分析。
样本包括1219名参与者。大多数（64%，n = 784）年龄在18至35岁之间。在参与者中，362人（29.7%）对甲状腺癌的了解较差，只有94人（7.7%）具备良好的认知。44%的参与者（n = 541）认为甲状腺癌无法治愈，86%（n = 1050）没有观看或参与过甲状腺癌宣传活动。年龄、婚姻状况以及在医疗领域工作的家庭成员或朋友均对参与者的知识得分有显著影响。
根据我们的研究，沙特阿拉伯麦加地区的女性并未充分理解甲状腺癌的危险因素、症状以及诊断方法和治疗方式。研究结果强调了在公共场所和社交媒体平台针对女性开展健康宣传活动以提高甲状腺癌认知度的重要性。
