| Abstrakt: |
Objectives: It was aimed to determine the awareness and approaches of people who make up the target group of national cancer screening programs in Rize, Türkiye. Methods: This observational study was carried out in community health centers and family health centers between January 15, and November 15, 2020, in Rize. A survey questioning their demographics, awareness, and approaches about breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings was applied to women aged 20-70 and men aged 50-70 who volunteered to participate in the study. Results: The numbers of participants who knew about breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE), mammography, Pap smear test, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), and colonoscopy were found to be 216 (87.4%), 190 (76.9%), 139 (94.6%), 184 (92.0%), 156 (73.9%), and 104 (49.3%), respectively. Family physicians were the most common source of information for all cancer screen-ings except BSE. The numbers of participants who perform BSE, CBE, mammography, Pap smear test, FOBT, and colonoscopy at the recommended frequency were found to be 71 (28.7%), 51 (20.6%), 61 (41.5%), 81 (40.5%), 46 (21.8%), and 13 (6.2%), respectively. Conclusion: This study has shown that it is important to inform people more comprehensively about cancer screening and to take encouraging measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
