Cent Eur J Public Health 2023, 31(1):3-8 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7184

Colorectal cancer screening: understanding the needs of the pre-screening group

Onur Acar1, Ersin Nazlican2, Elif Dönmez3
1 Ağri Provincial Health Directorate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Ağri, Turkey
2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
3 Department of Oncology Nursing, Hamidiye Nursing Faculty, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

Objectives: For the last three decades, although colorectal cancer incidence has been decreasing in those over 50 years of age, it has been increasing in those under 50 included in the pre-screening group (PSG). The present study aims to explain the screening-related factors and compliance of individuals in PSG who are not included in the colorectal cancer screening programme.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 323 participants, 143 of whom were from the pre-screening group (40-49 years), and 180 from the screening included group (SIG) (50-70 years).

Results: Individuals included in PSG were more likely to have accepted that both faecal occult blood test (FOBT) (2.23 ± 1.22 vs. 1.89 ± 1.33, p = 0.018) and colonoscopy (2.37 ± 0.97 vs. 2.02 ± 1.14, p = 0.003) were useful and suitable screening tests in colorectal cancer. Adequate health literacy (OR = 4.3, 95% CI: 1.8-10.0, p = 0.001) and better education level (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 1.3-8.4, p = 0.010) were factors of increased knowledge of colorectal cancer screening.

Conclusions: The findings show that PSG has different characteristics than SIG and may be more fitting in the colorectal cancer screening programme if included.

Keywords: colorectal cancer, cancer screening tests, screening, early diagnosis of cancer, health literacy

Received: November 4, 2021; Revised: March 9, 2023; Accepted: March 9, 2023; Prepublished online: March 28, 2023; Published: March 31, 2023  Show citation

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Acar O, Nazlican E, Dönmez E. Colorectal cancer screening: understanding the needs of the pre-screening group. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2023;31(1):3-8. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a7184. PubMed PMID: 36976250.
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