Knowledge, attitude, and practices of primary health care physicians toward colorectal cancer screening
| Autor: | Majid A Almadi, Afnan Hadadi, Abdulaziz AlHoqail, Emad S Aljahdli, Yousif Qari, Ibrahim Alsulami, Mahmoud Mosli, Mohammad Baabdullah, Yaser Alnahdi, Abdusalam Alghamdi, Khaleel Khateery, Hani Jawa, Salem M. Bazarah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice knowledge Cross-sectional study Colorectal cancer Primary health care MEDLINE Saudi Arabia colorectal cancer Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine lcsh:RC799-869 Practice Patterns Physicians' Early Detection of Cancer Primary Health Care business.industry Tertiary Healthcare Incidence (epidemiology) screening Gastroenterology Odds ratio medicine.disease Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Belief 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Practice Guidelines as Topic lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology Female Original Article business Colorectal Neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 23, Iss 6, Pp 330-336 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1998-4049 |
| Popis: | Background/Aim: Early diagnosis of chronic illnesses and cancers mainly occurs at primary health care centers (PHCs) by primary health care physicians (PHPs). The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is rising and this has been attributed to many factors. The increasing incidence of CRC is compounded by nonadherence to screening recommendations. Therefore, evaluating PHPs knowledge, attitudes, and practices of screening for CRC is clinically important. We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of PHPs regarding CRC screening and to identify the factors associated with nonadherence of PHPs to screening recommendations. Materials and Methods: PHPs working at three tertiary care centers and PHCs across the city of Jeddah were randomly recruited. Participants were surveyed using a comprehensive questionnaire that recorded data on demographics, qualifications, and knowledge of various modalities and guidelines related to CRC screening. Perspectives about effectiveness of, or adherence to, factors that influence physicians' perspectives or recommendations for CRC screening were also assessed. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify physician characteristics associated with PHPs perspectives and nonadherence to CRC screening. Results: A total of 127 PHPs were recruited. The average age of participants was 34 (±8.4) years, 86.6% were native Saudi's and 56.7% were females. The majority of surveys (66.9%) were completed at 24 PHCs and the remaining at hospital-based family medicine clinics. Most of the PHPs (55%) had a bachelor's degree and 31.5% were board-certified or carried a PhD in family medicine; 95% of participants believed that CRC screening in general was effective, but as much as 55% reported that they did not practice screening. The male physicians [odds ratio (OR) = 0.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.19–0.99, P = 0.048)] and PHPs with only a bachelor degree or less (OR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.55–0.93, P = 0.011) were less likely to recommend screening for CRC. Conclusions: A considerable proportion of PHPs do not adhere to CRC screening recommendations despite a wide belief that screening is effective. Male PHPs with lower qualifications appear to be less likely to recommend screening. |
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