Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon

Background: Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) provides an effective strategy for early detection and prevention of the disease; however, global screening rates are still low. Purpose: This study aims at assessing the awareness of CRC risk factors, warning signs, and attitudes towards CRC guideli...

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Autores principales:	Mohamad Ali Tfaily, Dana Naamani, Alaa Kassir, Sara Sleiman, Mamadou Ouattara, Munir Paul Moacdieh, Miran A. Jaffa
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c86b96bac7144fd380abdcba958d6e322021-12-02T06:35:54ZAwareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon2214-999610.5334/aogh.2437https://doaj.org/article/c86b96bac7144fd380abdcba958d6e322019-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2437https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) provides an effective strategy for early detection and prevention of the disease; however, global screening rates are still low. Purpose: This study aims at assessing the awareness of CRC risk factors, warning signs, and attitudes towards CRC guidelines and screening modalities, in order to identify the barriers to and correlates of CRC screening in the Lebanese population. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 371 participants in the largest health care medical center in Lebanon. A validated 12- and 9-item Cancer Awareness Measurement questionnaire was used to assess participants’ awareness of CRC risk factors and warning signs. Results: 83% and 67% of participants were not aware of CRC risk factors and warning signs, respectively, 15% have previously undergone CRC screening, 56% were aware of the necessity for screening, and 43% were willing to undergo screening. Factors affecting awareness of the necessity for CRC screening, past screening and willingness to screen included awareness of risk factors and warning signs, undergoing regular physician check-ups, having a family physician as a primary source of knowledge of CRC, and knowing a family member or friend diagnosed with CRC. Barriers to screening were related to participants’ evaluation of the screening technique and misconceptions about this disease. Conclusion: Serious active measures should be taken by health care sectors, authoritative groups, primary care physicians, and awareness campaigns to fill the gap in awareness of this disease and to alleviate the barriers and misconceptions around it.Mohamad Ali TfailyDana NaamaniAlaa KassirSara SleimanMamadou OuattaraMunir Paul MoacdiehMiran A. JaffaUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Mohamad Ali Tfaily Dana Naamani Alaa Kassir Sara Sleiman Mamadou Ouattara Munir Paul Moacdieh Miran A. Jaffa Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
description	Background: Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) provides an effective strategy for early detection and prevention of the disease; however, global screening rates are still low. Purpose: This study aims at assessing the awareness of CRC risk factors, warning signs, and attitudes towards CRC guidelines and screening modalities, in order to identify the barriers to and correlates of CRC screening in the Lebanese population. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 371 participants in the largest health care medical center in Lebanon. A validated 12- and 9-item Cancer Awareness Measurement questionnaire was used to assess participants’ awareness of CRC risk factors and warning signs. Results: 83% and 67% of participants were not aware of CRC risk factors and warning signs, respectively, 15% have previously undergone CRC screening, 56% were aware of the necessity for screening, and 43% were willing to undergo screening. Factors affecting awareness of the necessity for CRC screening, past screening and willingness to screen included awareness of risk factors and warning signs, undergoing regular physician check-ups, having a family physician as a primary source of knowledge of CRC, and knowing a family member or friend diagnosed with CRC. Barriers to screening were related to participants’ evaluation of the screening technique and misconceptions about this disease. Conclusion: Serious active measures should be taken by health care sectors, authoritative groups, primary care physicians, and awareness campaigns to fill the gap in awareness of this disease and to alleviate the barriers and misconceptions around it.
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author	Mohamad Ali Tfaily Dana Naamani Alaa Kassir Sara Sleiman Mamadou Ouattara Munir Paul Moacdieh Miran A. Jaffa
author_facet	Mohamad Ali Tfaily Dana Naamani Alaa Kassir Sara Sleiman Mamadou Ouattara Munir Paul Moacdieh Miran A. Jaffa
author_sort	Mohamad Ali Tfaily
title	Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
title_short	Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
title_full	Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
title_fullStr	Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
title_full_unstemmed	Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon
title_sort	awareness of colorectal cancer and attitudes towards its screening guidelines in lebanon
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/c86b96bac7144fd380abdcba958d6e32
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Awareness of Colorectal Cancer and Attitudes Towards Its Screening Guidelines in Lebanon

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