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AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CANCER & EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM AT KAUH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CANCER & EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM AT KAUH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA |
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To evaluate level of knowledge, awareness and attitude about cancer, early detection and screening tests among new graduates from the faculty of medicine at King AbdullAziz University (KAU) and to compare with the general population. A self-administered questionnaire using simple Arabic language was distributed to two groups at KAU (Group-I: Six year medical students and Interns (95); Group-II: General Population with a comparable level of education from the general population '(55)). Results were analyzed and then compared between the two groups. Responses to all questions evaluating cancer awareness revealed the following: Ql. Is cancer preventable? : 70 participants from G-I answered yes (73.7%) vs. 44 from G-II (80%) (p= 0.432) Q2. Mention two causes of cancer? 35 participants of G-I gave a correct answer (36.8%), 6 gave wrong answers (6.3%) and 54 gave partially correct ones (56.8%) vs. G-II 13 (23.6%), 38 (69.1 %),4 (7.3%) respectively (p= <0.001). Q3 & Q4. What are the most common cancers in males and females in Saudi Arabia? Answers revealed partially correct and wrong responses for the majority of both groups with no significant difference (p= 0.788, 0.094 respectively). Q5. What is the source of your information about cancer? 56 participants from G-I answered physicians (58.9%) and 32 participants answered other sources (33.60/0) while 30 participants from G-II answered physicians (54.5%) and 17 participants answered T.V and Radio (30.9%) (p= <0.001). Responses to questions about cancer screening, early detection and attitude revealed that G-I has more awareness than G-II about the indications for different screening tests. 86 participants of G-I (90.5%) vs. 17 participants of G-II (30.9%) scored 100% correct answer; while 9 participants of G-I (9.5%) vs. 27 participants of G-II (49.1%) scored 75% correct answers (p= <0.001). As for having screening tests done: 18 participants of G-l (18.9%) vs. 3 of G-II (5.50/0) (p= 0.027) answered yes. With regards to participation in a screening program if present: G-I 62 (65.3%) vs. 39 (70.9%) for G-II (p= 0.034) answered yes. When asked "Do you encourage your relatives or friends to do screening tests": 28 participants from G-I answered yes (29.5%), 31 answered No (32.6%), 34 answered may be 35.8%) and 2 gave no answer 2 (2.1 %) vs. 25 participants from G-II 25 (45.5%),4 (7.3%), 20 (36.3%) and 6 (10.9%) respectively (p= of 0.001) and 16 participants from G-I answered yes (16.8%) vs. 34 from G-II (61.80/0) (p= <0.001) when asked, "Is diagnosis of cancer, the end of life". Conclusions: The Level of knowledge, awareness and attitude about cancer, screening tests and early detection is poor especially in the general population. More attention should be given to this subject in our medical schools as well as utilizing the media properly for the purpose of education and awareness. Introduction to the national cancer registry of Saudi Arabia was 14,856. Almost Cancer is the second leading cause two thirds (78.5%) were Saudis of death in developed countries and 21.5% were Non Saudis. The (1). Cancer will become an five most common malignancies in increasingly important challenge Saudi Arabia in order are; Female to health services of developing breast cancer (BC), Non hodgkins countries in the coming decades (2). lymphoma, Leukemia, Colorectal Between January 1999 and 2000, cancer (CRC) and Hepatocellular the total number of cases reported carcinoma (HCC) (3). |
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1768-4878 |
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Pan Arab Journal of Medicine |
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2 |
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7 |
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1427 AH
2006 AD |
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Article |
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Monday, February 7, 2011 |
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Researchers
| محمود الاحول | Al-Ahwal, Mahmoud | Investigator | Doctorate | |
| عائشة الغامدي | Al-Ghamdi, Aisha | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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