Assessment of practice of screening, knowledge about risk factors, perceived barriers and attitude of colorectal cancer among Tabuk population, Saudi Arabia-2018

ABSTRACT

Background: In Tabuk region, colorectal cancer [CRC] ranked the first among male and the third among female. Therefore, the current study was carried out to investigate the extent of both knowledge and attitude toward CRC risk factor and screening among specific age group [31 and above] from both males and females through conducting self-administrated questionnaire. In addition, the study aimed at identifying the practice of CRC screening tests through fecal occult blood testing [FOBT], flexible sigmoidoscopy [FS] and colonoscopy, which are the main tests in cancer screening programme in Saudi Arabia. The study also identified perceived barrier of CRC screening of those who aged 51 year and above