A population-based study of 15,000 people on Knowledge and awareness of lung cancer symptoms and risk factors in Saudi Arabia.

Autor:	AlRabeeah SM; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alzahrani EM; Department of Physical Therapy, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Aldhahir AM; Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Siraj RA; Respiratory Therapy Department, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., Alqarni AA; Department of Respiratory Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., AlDraiwiesh IA; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alqahtani AS; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Almqati BS; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi TG; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Almuntashiri AA; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi SM; Respiratory Care Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia., Aljohani FE; Pediatric Department, Khobar Governmental Hospital, Khobar, Saudi Arabia., Almulhim MA; Anesthesia Section, Security Forces Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alshehri AF; Preventive Medicine Department, Khobar Primary Health Care Centers, Khobar, Saudi Arabia., Naser AY; Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan., Alwafi H; Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia., Alobaidi NY; Respiratory Therapy Department, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia., Hjazi AM; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia., Alsulaimani MA; Basic Medical Unit, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Oyelade T; University College London (UCL) Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Alahmari M; Department of Respiratory Therapy, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia., Alanazi TM; Respiratory Therapy Department, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia., Almeshari MA; Rehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom., Alqahtani JS; Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in oncology [Front Oncol] 2024 Feb 20; Vol. 14, pp. 1295847. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 20 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fonc.2024.1295847
Abstrakt:	Background: Lung cancer is currently the most fatal form of cancer worldwide, ranking as the fourth most prevalent type in Saudi Arabia, particularly among males. This trend is expected to increase with growing population, lifestyle changes, and aging population. Understanding the awareness of the Saudi population regarding the risk factors and symptoms of lung cancer is necessary to attenuate the predicted increase in cases. Method: A cross-sectional, population-based survey was performed using a previously validated questionnaire (Lung CAM). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess variables associated with deficiency in knowledge and awareness of risk factors and symptoms of lung cancer. Results: Majority of the 15,099 respondents were male (65%), aged between 18 and 30 years (53%), 50% of which were educated up to a bachelor's degree level. Overall awareness of lung cancer signs and symptoms was 53%, with painful cough and coughing up blood being the best-known symptoms. Conversely, persistent shoulder pain (44%) and clubbing fingers (47%) were the least known lung cancer symptoms. Also, 60% of the respondents showed low confidence in identifying the signs and symptoms of lung cancer. The overall awareness of the risk factors for lung cancer development was 74%, with first-hand (74%) and second-hand (68%) smoking being the most known risk factors. However, only ≤ 62% know the other non-smoking risk factors. Awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of lung cancer depended on age, gender, education, marital and employment status (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Public awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of lung cancer in Saudi Arabia is inadequate and heavily dependent on education and socio-economic status. Awareness can be improved through campaigns to raise awareness about other lesser-known lung cancer risk factors and symptoms. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 AlRabeeah, Alzahrani, Aldhahir, Siraj, Alqarni, AlDraiwiesh, Alqahtani, Almqati, Alharbi, Almuntashiri, Alghamdi, Aljohani, Almulhim, Alshehri, Naser, Alwafi, Alobaidi, Hjazi, Alsulaimani, Oyelade, Alahmari, Alanazi, Almeshari and Alqahtani.)
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