Department of Public Health Department, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2024 Mar;7(3):e2037. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.2037.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a health challenge and the second most common cancer worldwide. Increasing colorectal cancer literacy (CRCL) is one of the most effective factors in CRC prevention.
The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate CRCL and its related factors in Torbat Heydarieh, northeastern Iran.
This study was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2021 in Torbat Heydarieh, a city in northeastern Iran, on 200 clients presenting to a comprehensive health service centers. In addition to collecting sociodemographic characteristics, participants were administered the Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire and the Colorectal Cancer Literacy Questionnaire (CRCLQ). Data were analyzed with SPSS software version 25 using independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis, chi-square, and Pearson correlation coefficients. The statistical significance level was set at p < .05. The results showed that the mean age of the participants was 51.12 ± 8.45 years. The majority of participants (84%) stated that their friends and relatives had no history of CRC. Pearson correlation coefficient results showed a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude toward CRC (r = .15, p = .041). A significant correlation was also found between knowledge and CRCL (r = .4, p ≤ .001).
We found low CRCL among clients of comprehensive health service centers. More targeted educational interventions are needed to promote CRCL among Iranian adults.
结直肠癌（CRC）是一个健康挑战，也是全球第二常见的癌症。提高结直肠癌知识水平（CRCL）是 CRC 预防中最有效的因素之一。
本研究旨在确定和评估伊朗东北部托尔巴特·海德阿里市的 CRCL 及其相关因素。
这是一项 2021 年在伊朗东北部城市托尔巴特·海德阿里进行的横断面调查，对 200 名前往综合卫生服务中心就诊的患者进行了研究。除了收集社会人口统计学特征外，还对参与者进行了知识和态度问卷以及结直肠癌知识问卷（CRCLQ）的测试。使用 SPSS 软件版本 25 对数据进行了分析，采用独立样本 t 检验、单因素分析、卡方检验和 Pearson 相关系数。统计学意义水平设为 p < .05。结果显示，参与者的平均年龄为 51.12 ± 8.45 岁。大多数参与者（84%）表示他们的朋友和亲戚没有 CRC 病史。Pearson 相关系数结果显示，CRC 知识与态度之间存在显著相关性（r = .15，p = .041）。知识与 CRCL 之间也存在显著相关性（r = .4，p ≤ .001）。
我们发现综合卫生服务中心患者的 CRCL 水平较低。需要有针对性的教育干预措施来提高伊朗成年人的 CRCL 水平。
