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Volume 19, Issue 5


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A. Abyad (Chief Editor)
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Original Contribution

Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Ha'il City, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Farhan Alshammari, Kareemah Salem Alshurtan, Abdulaziz Fahad Alhumaid, Abdulilah Saad Aldhmadi, Abdulaziz Khalid Alshammari, Saleh Ali Alsanea, Abdullah Ibrahim Alrasheed, Hassan Salamah Alfuhaid, Hamoud Ali Almatrood
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94042


Does workplace Physical and Psychological violence exist against physicians and nurses in Primary Health Care Centers in Kuwait? A cross-sectional study
Huda Al-Ghareeb, Rehab Al-Wotayan
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94043


Awareness, perceptions and knowledge of strabismus among Ha'il population, KSA
Amani Mohammed Khalifa Mabrouk, Hala Mohammed Alshammari, Razan Fehaid Alshammari, Taif Mohammed alshammeri
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94044

A Case Study on Addressing Nurses' Practice Gaps in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Hypertension Diagnoses in the Gulf Region
Amar Salti, Ashraf Al Amir, Tawfik Albassam, Said Khader, Donna Lanuzo, Najla Sindi, Mahmoud Bakir, Lubna El-Najjar, Urooj Siddiqui
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94047

Knowledge, Behavior and Practice Toward Paediatric Tonsillectomy Among Parents in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia (2020)
Ali Maeed Sulaiman Al-Shehri, Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri, Nada Ali Alqahtani Wajd Abdulwahab Almathami, Sara Ali Almagrafi, Nazneen Mushtaque
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94048

The growing epidemic of Social and cultural Iatrogenesis in Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq, Shaheer Ellahi Khan, Syeda Ayesha Noor, Ramsha Asghar, Kashif Ishaq
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94049

Glycaemic Control and Dyslipidemia among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in diabetes center Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Ab dullah AlghamdiAhmad Shaker Eldosouky, Ali Dakhel Alghamdi,
Mohammad Abdullah Alzahrani, Ahmed Hassan Alghamdi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94050

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Colon Cancer in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi, Ahmed Shubaily Assiri, Ayoub Ali Alshaikh, Saif Ahmed Alshaikhi, Hassan Ahmed Assiri, Omar Ahmed Alshaiki, Hussain Abdulgader Aljefry, Mohammed Mashni Alharbi, Abdullah Hashim Alzubaidy, Yousef Hussain AlZahib, Ahmed Abdullah AlQarni
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94052

Population and Community studies

Pneumococcal and Influenza vaccination amongst diabetics in the GCC: Exploring barriers and strategies for improvement
Sahar Naz, Ali Khalid, Robin Ramsay
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94053

Clinical Research and Methods

The Role of Project Management in Public health
Razan Abyad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94054

Review

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease and poorly controlled asthma in pediatric population: are they linked? Effect of anti-reflux treatment
Samer Abdullatif Ali
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94056

Burn Wound Infections: A Review Article
Aminah AlTurki, Alanoud AlKhalifah, Ghadah AlBarrak, Ihsan Nasr Eldin, Shahd Al Mahfud, Yara AlHarbi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94057

Role of Vitamin D on Body Systems
Ghaleb Mohd Faisal Abu Hwij, Samer Abdullatif Ali
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94058


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May 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 5

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians
Regarding Colon Cancer in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi (1)
Ahmed Shubaily Assiri (1)
Ayoub Ali Alshaikh (2)
Saif Ahmed Alshaikhi (3)
Hassan Ahmed Assiri (1)
Omar Ahmed Alshaiki (4)
Hussain Abdulgader Aljefry (4)
Mohammed Mashni Alharbi (4)
Abdullah Hashim Alzubaidy (4)
Yousef Hussain AlZahib (1)
Ahmed Abdullah AlQarni (5)

(1) Family Medicine Specialist, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
(2) Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine Department, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
(3) Resident, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
(4) Medical Student, Al-Qunfudah College of Medicine, Om Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
(5) Specialist, Dermatology, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi
Email: Saleh-alshaikhi@hotmail.com

Received: March 2021; Accepted: April 2021; Published: May 1, 2021. Citation: Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi et al. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Colon Cancer in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(5): 68-80 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94052

Abstract


Aim of Study: To assess primary care physicians’ knowledge and practices regarding screening for colorectal cancer (CC) in Abha City.

Methodology: Following a cross-sectional design, this study was conducted at primary health care (PHC) centers in Abha City. It included 104 PHC physicians. The data collection sheet included sociodemographic data of participants and a modified form of the National Survey of Primary Care Physicians’ Cancer Screening Recommendations and Practices, Colorectal and Lung Cancer Screening Questionnaire.

Results: Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) was the CC screening test most commonly recommended (76%). Cost of screening test is the most influential regarding PHC physicians’ recommendations for CC screening (100%). Two-thirds of participants had poor knowledge grade regarding CC screening. The most frequently discussed CC screening test is fecal occult blood test (48.1%). The most frequently recommended test was colonoscopy alone (21.2%) or with FOBT (17.3%). The most frequently practiced item related to CC screening was provision of more than one test option for CC screening (69.2%). Most PHC physicians (81%) had poor practice grade regarding CC screening. Their knowledge grades regarding CC screening were significantly better among female physicians (p<0.001), and those with more experience in PHC (p=0.009). Practice grades were significantly better among males (p<0.001), those with more experience in PHC (p=0.018), and those who attended continuing medical education (CME) on cancer screening (p=0.008).

Conclusions: About two-thirds of them have poor knowledge grade regarding colorectal screening. FOBT is the CC screening test most commonly discussed and recommended by PHC physicians. Cost of screening test is the most influential regarding PHC physicians’ recommendations for colorectal cancer screening. Practice grades are significantly better among those with more experience in PHC and among those who attended CME on cancer screening.

Recommendations: Provision of CME sessions to PHC physicians, with special emphasis on methods of screening for early detection of CC. The establishment of fully electronic medical records system at PHC centers. Fully subsidizing and financially supporting screening for CC.

Key words: Colon cancer; Primary care physicians, Knowledge, attitude, practice.







 


 
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