scholarly journals Presence of intimate family and cancer screening behavior: a cross-sectional study of 4237 workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Miyamatsu ◽  
A Shima ◽  
A Morino ◽  
S Azuma ◽  
M Ichikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽  
Past History ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Presence of intimate family is considered as one of the related factors of health behaviors. The study aim was to clarify the relationship between the presence of significant others and having a colorectal cancer screening. Methods This study used data of baseline survey of intervention study regarding breast cancer screening at worksites. A total of 6827 workers, aged 40 and over of the retail company, were required to fill out a self-administrated questionnaire related to cancer screening. the intimate family was defined as a person’s spouse or partner and children. Logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate odds ratios [ORs] and 95% confidence intervals [CIs] of undergoing an annual screening for colorectal cancer by the presence of spouse or partner adjusting for age. The same analysis was performed regarding the presence of children. Results Response rates were 70% in men and 71% in women. After excluding participants with a past history of cancer and lack of information about colorectal cancer screening or the presence of significant others, 4203 remained for the analyses. A total of 1777 participants reported that they had undergone screening for colorectal cancer within a year (42% in men and 42% in women). Screening rates of participants with/without a spouse were 45% and 30% in men, 44% and 38% in women. Screening rates of participants with/without children were 45% and 33% in men, 43% and 38% in women. ORs of undergoing annual colorectal cancer screening by the presence of spouse were 1.8 (1.3-2.5) in men and 1.3 (1.1-1.5) in women. ORs by the presence of children were 1.6 (1.2-2.1) in men and 1.1 (0.9-1.3) in women. Conclusions This study indicated that health behavior in cancer screening could be affected by having a spouse in both men and women. The presence of children positively related in men. Male workers with children might be under some pressure to keep their health, from a sense of responsibility of main income earner. Key messages Health behavior in cancer screening could be affected by having a spouse. Health behavior in cancer screening could be affected by having a child only in men.

Knowledge, attitude, preventive practices and perceived barriers to screening about colorectal cancer among university students of newly merged district, Kpk, Pakistan – A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
pp. 107815522092259
Author(s):  
Iltaf Hussain ◽  
Abdul Majeed ◽  
Muhammad F Rasool ◽  
Musaddique Hussain ◽  
Imran Imran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
University Students ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Barriers To Screening ◽  
Preventive Practices

Introduction Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world and in Pakistan it ranks at fifth position. The present study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, preventive practices and perceived barriers to screening about colorectal cancer among university students. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted after developing a self-administered questionnaire among the university students of newly merged districts of Kpk, Pakistan Result A total of 302 students (232 male and 70 female) participated in the study. The knowledge score of the participants regarding the risk factors and warning signs of colorectal cancer was 59.9% and 40%. More than 90% of the participants were of the view that colorectal cancer diagnosis at initial stages can improve treatment and around 80% were in favor of undergoing regular physical examination to avoid colorectal cancer. Only 37.7% of the participants had intentionally collected information about colorectal cancer. The percentage of participants who intentionally participated in educational activities related to colorectal cancer was 33.1%. Furthermore, only 24.4% of the participant had ever taken part in colorectal cancer screening. The barriers toward colorectal cancer screening were fear of finding colorectal cancer and the anxiety of screening procedures. However, around 32% of the participants had no knowledge about colorectal cancer screening. Conclusion In view of the findings of this study, it can be suggested that community awareness programs that are focused towards screening of colorectal cancer may be initiated in the newly merged districts of Kpk, Pakistan. The implementation of such colorectal cancer screening program can help in its early detection and can potentially lower the associated mortality and morbidity risk with this disease.

scholarly journals Awareness, attitude and barriers of colorectal cancer screening among high-risk populations in China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e045168
Author(s):  
Ruo-lin Huang ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Ying-xin Wang ◽  
Jin-yu Zou ◽  
Li-feng Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
High Risk Populations

ObjectiveTo assess the awareness, attitude and barriers of colorectal cancer screening among high-risk populations in China.DesignA cross-sectional study was employed.SettingThis study was conducted in nine hospitals in Hunan province, China.ParticipantsIndividuals with a high-risk for colorectal cancer were interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire.Primary and secondary outcome measuresKnowledge, attitude towards colorectal cancer screening, sociodemographic factors associated with screening knowledge and behaviour and barriers of colorectal cancer screening.ResultsThis study included 684 participants. The mean knowledge score was 11.86/24 (SD 4.84). But over 70% of them held a positive attitude towards screening. Only 13.3% had undergone colorectal cancer screening. Independent factors related to knowledge were education level of college or above, working as a white collar, higher income, having health insurance, having seen a doctor in the past year and with a high perceived risk (p<0.05). Factors independently associated with screening behaviour included personal history of colorectal disease, having seen a doctor in the past year, previous discussion of colorectal cancer screening, high perceived risk and better knowledge (p<0.05). Main reasons for not undergoing screening were no symptoms or discomfort (71.1%), never having thought of the disease or screening (67.4%) and no doctor advised me (29.8%).ConclusionIn China, the majority of high-risk people had deficient knowledge and had never undergone colorectal cancer screening. But most of them held a positive attitude towards the benefits of colorectal cancer screening. This has promising implications to design targeted educational campaigns and establish screening programmes to improve colorectal cancer awareness and screening participation. Healthcare professionals should advise high-risk individuals to participate in screening and inform them about cancer risk.

scholarly journals Assessing knowledge on preventive colorectal cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3140 ◽  
Author(s):  
HassanK Abdulwassi ◽  
Marwan Al-Hajeili ◽  
Faisal Alshadadi ◽  
Lujain Alqurashi ◽  
Mohmmad Idriss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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