Mohammad Hossein Delshad|Fatemeh Pourhaji|Mahbubeh Abdollahi|Hajar Pardeh Khorram|Atefeh Pourhasan
Colorectal cancer literacy and related factors in northeast of Iran: A cross?sectional study
Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences|Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences|Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences|Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences|Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences
abstract background colorectal cancer crc health challenge second common cancer worldwide increasing colorectal cancer literacy crcl one effective factors crc prevention aim aim study determine evaluate crcl related factors torbat heydarieh northeastern iran methods results study crosssectional survey conducted 2021 torbat heydarieh city northeastern iran 200 clients presenting comprehensive health service centers addition collecting sociodemographic characteristics participants administered knowledge attitude questionnaire colorectal cancer literacy questionnaire crclq data analyzed spss software version 25 using independent samples tests oneway analysis chisquare pearson correlation coefficients statistical significance level set p lt 05 results showed mean age participants 5112 845 years majority participants 84 stated friends relatives history crc pearson correlation coefficient results showed significant correlation knowledge attitude toward crc r 15 p 041 significant correlation also found knowledge crcl r 4 p 001 conclusion found low crcl among clients comprehensive health service centers targeted educational interventions needed promote crcl among iranian adults