Community knowledge toward risk prediction of colorectal cancer

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered as a significant worldwide health
problem1 and there is strong suggestion that screening can reduce CRC mortality rate. Thus, the
effectiveness of awareness toward screening may be encouraged screening performance and
screening intensity to those at highest risk. Aim: to find out community knowledge toward risk
prediction of colorectal cancer at port-said city, Egypt. Subject and methods: A descriptive cross-
sectional study was carried out using A purposive sampling on 220 female from age more than 20
year at outpatient clinics from governmental hospitals (Alsalam general ,Port-fouad general hospital
Algawhara hospital at Port-Said city, Egypt responded to the self-administered online survey .
Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, were used for the descriptive analysis. Results:
There are a statistically significant relation was found between participant’s intentions to be
screened for colorectal cancer with their socio-demographic characteristics mainly in the items
related to level of education and their occupation with ps= (0.015, 0.005) respectively .
Recommendations: The community need for receive regular; periodic in-service preventive
program contains early signs, risk factors, and screening methods of colorectal cancer. There is an
evident necessitate for designed modules, workshops, social media regarding preventive strategies
of colorectal cancer and screening. Further studies are needed to study barriers of colorectal cancer
screening on the large sample and wide geographical areas.