Health behaviors, knowledge, screening, and attitudes toward colorectal cancer among Iraqi adults
Burhan Fareeq Mohammad,
Isil Isik Andsoy
Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the Iraqi population's health behaviors, knowledge, screening, attitudes toward colorectal cancer (CRC), and possible predictors that may affect their knowledge level.DesignCross‐sectional study.SampleOne thousand three hundred sixty‐one Iraqi adults from Sulaymaniyah/Iraq.MeasurementsThe odds ratio (OR) was used to find the association between knowledge of CRC and associated factors.ResultsAmong participants, 6.1% had a colonoscopy, 4.0% had a sigmoidoscopy, and 60.8% hea… Show more
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