Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer of the large intestine with high mortality and morbidity rate. According to the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report, CRC was reported as the second most frequent cancer after breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and perception...

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Main Authors:	Zainuddin, Norafiza, Shamri, Nur Adibah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNiSZA) 2018
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
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spelling	iium-680472019-07-11T03:17:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68047/ Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates Zainuddin, Norafiza Shamri, Nur Adibah RC Internal medicine RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer of the large intestine with high mortality and morbidity rate. According to the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report, CRC was reported as the second most frequent cancer after breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and perception of IIUM Kuantan Campus students regarding CRC. Currently, there is no national screening program conducted by the Ministry of Health Malaysia for CRC as an early prevention in Malaysia. Despite the increase in incidence and mortality rates of CRC, emphasis on creating awareness regarding CRC among Malaysian is still lacking. Using convenience sampling method and adapted self-administered questionnaires, this cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate students of International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus. Overall, more than half of the respondents have a moderate level of knowledge and perceptions regarding CRC. Moreover, there was a significant difference between male and female respondents in terms of knowledge regarding CRC screening (p<0.001). There was also a significant difference in terms of knowledge regarding CRC between different kulliyyahs (p=0.001). However, no correlation was found between knowledge and perception regarding CRC and screening among IIUM Kuantan students. Approximately half of IIUM Kuantan undergraduate students had moderate level of knowledge and perception regarding CRC and screening. Respondents from Kulliyyah of Medicine showed higher knowledge scores compared to respondents from other kulliyyahs, probably due to the educational courses they undertook during their academic years, and to the fact that they were more familiar with the healthcare systems. Female respondents showed higher knowledge score and slightly higher perception score, which could be contributed to females being more concerned in early cancer detection than males. An overall moderate score among the science- and health-based undergraduate students suggested that it is essential to empower the young adults regarding information on colorectal cancer prevention and intention to go for screening. Effective and long-lasting promotional campaigns must be conducted to improve the level of knowledge and perceptions regarding CRC and screening, particularly to benefit the young adults in the community, and this may begin with the undergraduates. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNiSZA) 2018-07-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68047/1/68047_Knowledge%20and%20Perception%20regarding%20Colorectal.pdf Zainuddin, Norafiza and Shamri, Nur Adibah (2018) Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates. Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine, 2 (1). pp. 6-15. E-ISSN 2600-8173 https://journal.unisza.edu.my/ajmb/index.php/ajmb/article/view/225/168
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spellingShingle	RC Internal medicine RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) Zainuddin, Norafiza Shamri, Nur Adibah Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
description	Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer of the large intestine with high mortality and morbidity rate. According to the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report, CRC was reported as the second most frequent cancer after breast cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and perception of IIUM Kuantan Campus students regarding CRC. Currently, there is no national screening program conducted by the Ministry of Health Malaysia for CRC as an early prevention in Malaysia. Despite the increase in incidence and mortality rates of CRC, emphasis on creating awareness regarding CRC among Malaysian is still lacking. Using convenience sampling method and adapted self-administered questionnaires, this cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate students of International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus. Overall, more than half of the respondents have a moderate level of knowledge and perceptions regarding CRC. Moreover, there was a significant difference between male and female respondents in terms of knowledge regarding CRC screening (p<0.001). There was also a significant difference in terms of knowledge regarding CRC between different kulliyyahs (p=0.001). However, no correlation was found between knowledge and perception regarding CRC and screening among IIUM Kuantan students. Approximately half of IIUM Kuantan undergraduate students had moderate level of knowledge and perception regarding CRC and screening. Respondents from Kulliyyah of Medicine showed higher knowledge scores compared to respondents from other kulliyyahs, probably due to the educational courses they undertook during their academic years, and to the fact that they were more familiar with the healthcare systems. Female respondents showed higher knowledge score and slightly higher perception score, which could be contributed to females being more concerned in early cancer detection than males. An overall moderate score among the science- and health-based undergraduate students suggested that it is essential to empower the young adults regarding information on colorectal cancer prevention and intention to go for screening. Effective and long-lasting promotional campaigns must be conducted to improve the level of knowledge and perceptions regarding CRC and screening, particularly to benefit the young adults in the community, and this may begin with the undergraduates.
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author	Zainuddin, Norafiza Shamri, Nur Adibah
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title	Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
title_short	Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
title_full	Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
title_fullStr	Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates
title_sort	knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among iium kuantan undergraduates
publisher	Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNiSZA)
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/68047/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68047/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68047/1/68047_Knowledge%20and%20Perception%20regarding%20Colorectal.pdf
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Knowledge and perception regarding colorectal cancer among IIUM Kuantan undergraduates

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