ArticleJournal of epidemiology and global health2022
Attitudes and Practice of Health Care Providers Toward Cancer Screening: A Cross-sectional Multicenter Study, Saudi Arabia.
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- Personal and family application of cancer prevention practices among physicians.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in breast cancer early detection: evidence from a nationally stratified study of healthcare providers in Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Assessment of knowledge and awareness regarding breast density among breast cancer screening healthcare professionals.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Gaps in Community-Based Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases in Saudi Arabia.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bridging knowledge gaps in breast cancer prevention: Insights from Ethiopia.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study on colorectal cancer screening knowledge and barriers among university students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Mammography in Breast Cancer Screening: A Markov Modeling Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Screening, awareness and challenges for colorectal cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia: an update.Bioinformation · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundScreening is a cancer prevention measure for groups who are asymptomatic, and diagnosis is a medical test for groups who are symptomatic. The occupational privilege of health care providers (HCPs) is expected to play a positive role in cancer screening practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess perceptions and personal attitudes of HCPs regarding their decision to screen for cancer in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
designA cross-sectional multicenter survey study was conducted. A well-designed and validated questionnaire was distributed to the HCPs at three tertiary hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
resultsOut of 900 health care providers who received the questionnaire, 372 completed it. Two-thirds, 247 (66.4%) of them were nurses and the rest were physicians and the mean age was 34.1 ± 7.1 years. Regardless of gender, profession, or age, the overall rate of belief in the importance of regular cancer screening was high; 91.4%. The number of participants who did not screen for colonoscopy was significantly higher than those who screened. The number of females in the age group of between 45 and 54 years who screened with mammography was significantly higher than non-screened. In a similar way, male HCPs above 54 years who got themselves screened for Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) were significantly higher than those who did not.
conclusionsFindings of the current research and existing evidence specifically for the Saudi community indicated a need to raise awareness, emphasizing the role of HCPs in motivating themselves, their families, and their patients to implement various cancer screening programs.
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