Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Warning Symptoms and Associated Factors among Adult Gastrointestinal Tract Outpatient Department Attendants in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital
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2023-05
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Addis Ababa University
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Introduction: Colorectal cancer prevention and control measures should include publicawareness creation about colorectal cancer sign and symptoms which has great role in earlydetection and effective treatment. Awareness of colorectal cancer warning symptom is notwell known in Ethiopia particularly in Addis Ababa. Therefore, for effective intervention tocontrol colorectal cancer there was a need to study about awareness of colorectal cancerwarning symptoms in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess awareness of colorectal cancer warning symptoms and associatedfactors among adult gastrointestinal tract outpatient department attendant at Tikur AnbesaSpecialized Hospital, in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2023.
Methods: This institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 410 adultgastrointestinal tract outpatient department attendants at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital from February 20/2023 to March 20/2023. Study participants were selected by using systematic sampling technique with 9 intervals. The response rate was 97.3%. Data was collected using ODK data collection tool and exported to SPSS version 7 for analysis.Bivariable logistic regression was used to select candidate variables at p-value <0.2 and Multivariable logistic regression was also used to identify significant variables associated with the outcome variable at and p-value <0.05. Model fitness was tested with Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit (P-value=0.13).
Result: One hundred twenty-four (30.2%) of the study participants had good awareness ofcolorectal cancer warning symptoms. Ever had any type of cancer AOR=3.64, 95%CI: 1.61-8.28), regular health checkup (AOR=2.17, 95%CI: 1.05-4.49), being relative or friend with bowel cancer patient (AOR=5.28, 95%CI: 1.92-14.52), heard about colorectal cancer warning symptoms (AOR=3.25, 95%CI: 1.59-6.64) were significant variables associated with CRC warning symptoms.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Nearly one third of study participants had good awareness of colorectal cancer warning symptoms. Factors associated with colorectal cancer warning symptoms include cancer history, health checkups, Friends/relatives of bowel cancer patients, heard about colorectal cancer warning symptoms. Hence, additional efforts are needed to raise awareness of colorectal cancer warning symptoms by considering the above important factors.
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Colorectal cancer Awareness of warning symptoms Tikur Anbesa specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia