Volume 26, Issue 124, June 2022

Assessment of the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cancer in Saudi population

Saleh A Alghamd¹, Yahya H Hobani²

¹Medical Genetics, Clinical Laboratory Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
²Department of medical laboratory technology, College of applied medical sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Cancer is the leading threat to global health care with the fastest occurrence rate. As per the global estimate in 2020, about 10.0 million people died due to cancer and 19.3 million new cases were reported. Particularly in Saudi Arabia, 24,485 newly diagnosed cancer patients and 10,518 deaths due to cancer were reported in 2018. Objective: This study aim to examine the self-reported knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices on cancer among the people of Saudi Arabia and to find the association between knowledge, attitude and practices on cancer with demographic variables. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Sample size was derived to be 381 individuals. Methods: The Statistical Package. For Social Sciences (SPSS) 22.0 version for windows was used for data analysis. Study duration: February to December 2021. Main Outcome Measures: The findings indicate that among all included participants 64.3% have good knowledge, 61.4% have a positive attitude, and 53.8% follow good practices on cancer.

Keywords: Cancer; questionnaire; screening; risk factor

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms254e2103

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i124/ms254e2103

Published: 29 June 2022