Knowledge and Awareness Towards Colorectal Cancer Screening among Staff in The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Mohd Fauzi, Farhani (2021) Knowledge and Awareness Towards Colorectal Cancer Screening among Staff in The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Colorectal cancer was the third most common cancer in men and women. Early screening was important for the early detection and prevention of developing colorectal cancer. Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and awareness towards colorectal cancer screening among staff in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a self-administered, validated and, pretested questionnaire. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used for data entry and analysis. Mean (standard deviation), frequency and percentage were used as descriptive analysis. One Way Independent ANOVA was used to determine the association between knowledge and awareness towards colorectal cancer screening. Results: The mean age of the respondents were 39.340±6.328. Majority of respondents were female (70%), Malay (81%) and received Diploma (43%). More than half of them had good knowledge and awareness towards colorectal cancer screening. One Way Independent ANOVA showed a significant value between knowledge and awareness towards colorectal cancer screening with p-value 0.001. Conclusion: More than half of the respondents had good knowledge and awareness about the warning signs, the risk factors and the screening tests for colorectal cancer. Hence, promoting colorectal cancer screening through programs and campaigns was needed to enhance awareness of colorectal cancer screening and to reduce the incidence of cases of colorectal cancer. Keywords: Knowledge, awareness, colorectal cancer screening, university staff

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 07:30
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 07:30
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1090

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