Volume 25, Issue 118, December 2021

The estimating level of awareness and knowledge of colorectal cancer among students at Umm Al-Qura University health colleges

Salah Bakry¹, Mohannad Hemdi², Aseel Bati^1♦, Malek Alharbi¹, Abdulaziz Albarakati¹, Ammar Aljohani¹

¹Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah city, Saudi Arabia
²Assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah city, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Aim/Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) encompasses a challenging health dilemma affecting millions of people globally and nationally. This study surveyed health-related students from different medical colleges in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. The knowledge and awareness of CRC were compared among students, and suggested methods were recommended to bridge this knowledge gap. Methodology: A survey-based study was carried out in August 22, 2021. All medical colleges in UQU were included. Results: The number of participants in the current study was 370. Their mean age was 22.3 ± 2.41 years. Overall, (65.7%) participants were males, and (34.3%) were females. The majority were 2th-year students. The predominantly represented college was the college of medicine (22.2%). Furthermore, there is a significant difference between students’ level of awareness and their educational-demographical presentation (P-values, 0.000). Conclusions: early screening of CRC is an important goal to achieve to allow early detection to prevent serious consequences.

Keywords: colorectal cancer, health-related students, awareness, knowledge, Saudi Arabia.

Medical Science, 2021, 25(118), 3167-3173

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