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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2014

Barriers related to fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening in moderate risk individuals.

Seyed Homamodin Javadzade, Mahnoush Reisi, Firouze Mostafavi, Akabar Babaei Heydarabadi, Elahe Tavassoli, Gholamreza Sharifirad

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seyed Homamodin JavadzadeDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahnoush ReisiDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Firouze MostafaviDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Akabar Babaei HeydarabadiDepartment of Public Health, The Student's Research Committee, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elahe TavassoliDepartment of Public Health, The Student's Research Committee, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gholamreza SharifiradDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND

objectiveColorectal cancer is one of the most important and most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Through secondary prevention of this cancer, effective proactive measures would be taken to treat and to prevent the incidence of the disease. The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) has priority over other methods and is recommended for adults above 50 years. This study was carried out to assess perceived barriers related to participating in colorectal cancer screening programs among average risk population, based on health belief model. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional survey of 196 individuals of more than 50 years was conducted in Isfahan. The target group consisted of people going to laboratories for doing FOBT test (n = 98), and those who refrained from going to laboratories (n = 98). The questionnaire was used based on barrier assessment question associated with performing fecal occult blood test. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics methods.

resultsThe mean score of perceived barriers in the first group was 40.9 and in other group was 56.54, with significant difference statistically (P < 0.001). Lack of information, fear of cancer diagnosis, lack of recommendation by doctors, and not setting the priority of time for doing the test were some of barriers reported by the nongoing group. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionAccording to this study, it seems that there is an urgent need to more information to be provided for the public about colorectal cancer and its prevention through screening, as important step to increase the rate of early detection and curb the mortality rate, costs, and improve community health outcomes.

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barriersColorectal cancerfecal occult blood testingmoderate risk individuals

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