Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study
PURPOSETo explore public awareness of myths around colorectal cancer (CRC) causation in Palestine and to examine factors associated with good awareness.MATERIALS AND METHODSConvenience sampling was used to recruit adult Palestinians from governmental hospitals, primary health care centers, and publi...
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| author | Mohamedraed Elshami Shoruq Ahmed Naji Mohammad Fuad Dwikat Ibrahim Al-Slaibi Mohammed Alser Mohammed Ayyad Balqees Mustafa Mohamad Wejdan Sudki Isleem Adela Shurrab Bashar Yaghi Yahya Ayyash Qabaja Fatma Khader Hamdan Raneen Raed Sweity Remah Tayseer Jneed Khayria Ali Assaf Maram Elena Albandak Mohammed Madhat Hmaid Iyas Imad Awwad Belal Khalil Alhabil Marah Naser Alarda Amani Saleh Alsattari Moumen Sameer Aboyousef Omar Abdallah Aljbour Rinad AlSharif Christy Teddy Giacaman Ali Younis Alnaga Ranin Mufid Abu Nemer Nada Mahmoud Almadhoun Sondos Mahmoud Skaik Bettina Bottcher Nasser Abu-El-Noor |
| author_facet | Mohamedraed Elshami Shoruq Ahmed Naji Mohammad Fuad Dwikat Ibrahim Al-Slaibi Mohammed Alser Mohammed Ayyad Balqees Mustafa Mohamad Wejdan Sudki Isleem Adela Shurrab Bashar Yaghi Yahya Ayyash Qabaja Fatma Khader Hamdan Raneen Raed Sweity Remah Tayseer Jneed Khayria Ali Assaf Maram Elena Albandak Mohammed Madhat Hmaid Iyas Imad Awwad Belal Khalil Alhabil Marah Naser Alarda Amani Saleh Alsattari Moumen Sameer Aboyousef Omar Abdallah Aljbour Rinad AlSharif Christy Teddy Giacaman Ali Younis Alnaga Ranin Mufid Abu Nemer Nada Mahmoud Almadhoun Sondos Mahmoud Skaik Bettina Bottcher Nasser Abu-El-Noor |
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| description | PURPOSETo explore public awareness of myths around colorectal cancer (CRC) causation in Palestine and to examine factors associated with good awareness.MATERIALS AND METHODSConvenience sampling was used to recruit adult Palestinians from governmental hospitals, primary health care centers, and public spaces. Recognizing 13 myths around CRC causation was assessed using a translated-into-Arabic version of the Cancer Awareness Measure-Mythical Causes Scale. Awareness level was determined based on the number of CRC mythical causes recognized: poor (0-4), fair (5-9), and good (10-13). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and displaying good awareness. It adjusted for age group, sex, education, occupation, monthly income, residence, marital status, having chronic diseases, being a vegetarian, knowing someone with cancer, and site of data collection.RESULTSOf 5,254 participants approached, 4,877 agreed to participate (response rate, 92.3%). A total of 4,623 questionnaires were included in the final analysis: 2,700 from the West Bank and Jerusalem (WBJ) and 1,923 from the Gaza Strip. Only 219 participants (4.7%) demonstrated good awareness of myths around CRC causation. WBJ participants were twice more likely than those from the Gaza Strip to display good recognition (5.9% v 3.1%). Male sex, living in the WBJ, and visiting hospitals were all associated with an increase in the likelihood of displaying good awareness. Conversely, knowing someone with cancer was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of displaying good awareness. Having a physical trauma was the most recognized CRC causation myth (n = 2,752, 59.5%), whereas eating food containing additives was the least (n = 456, 9.8%).CONCLUSIONOnly 4.7% displayed good ability to recognize myths around CRC causation. Future educational interventions are needed to help the public distinguish the evidence-based versus mythical causes of CRC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c17f5cb9a3b74c42a24e5be4f33c76ba2024-01-02T20:59:07ZengAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyJCO Global Oncology2687-89412024-01-011010.1200/GO.23.00295Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional StudyMohamedraed Elshami0Shoruq Ahmed Naji1Mohammad Fuad Dwikat2Ibrahim Al-Slaibi3Mohammed Alser4Mohammed Ayyad5Balqees Mustafa Mohamad6Wejdan Sudki Isleem7Adela Shurrab8Bashar Yaghi9Yahya Ayyash Qabaja10Fatma Khader Hamdan11Raneen Raed Sweity12Remah Tayseer Jneed13Khayria Ali Assaf14Maram Elena Albandak15Mohammed Madhat Hmaid16Iyas Imad Awwad17Belal Khalil Alhabil18Marah Naser Alarda19Amani Saleh Alsattari20Moumen Sameer Aboyousef21Omar Abdallah Aljbour22Rinad AlSharif23Christy Teddy Giacaman24Ali Younis Alnaga25Ranin Mufid Abu Nemer26Nada Mahmoud Almadhoun27Sondos Mahmoud Skaik28Bettina Bottcher29Nasser Abu-El-Noor30Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OHFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineAlmakassed Hospital, Jerusalem, PalestineThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineDoctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), Hebron, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestinePalestine Medical Complex, Khanyounis, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineMinistry of Health, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Dentistry, Arab American University, Jenin, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineAugusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestineFaculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, PalestinePURPOSETo explore public awareness of myths around colorectal cancer (CRC) causation in Palestine and to examine factors associated with good awareness.MATERIALS AND METHODSConvenience sampling was used to recruit adult Palestinians from governmental hospitals, primary health care centers, and public spaces. Recognizing 13 myths around CRC causation was assessed using a translated-into-Arabic version of the Cancer Awareness Measure-Mythical Causes Scale. Awareness level was determined based on the number of CRC mythical causes recognized: poor (0-4), fair (5-9), and good (10-13). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and displaying good awareness. It adjusted for age group, sex, education, occupation, monthly income, residence, marital status, having chronic diseases, being a vegetarian, knowing someone with cancer, and site of data collection.RESULTSOf 5,254 participants approached, 4,877 agreed to participate (response rate, 92.3%). A total of 4,623 questionnaires were included in the final analysis: 2,700 from the West Bank and Jerusalem (WBJ) and 1,923 from the Gaza Strip. Only 219 participants (4.7%) demonstrated good awareness of myths around CRC causation. WBJ participants were twice more likely than those from the Gaza Strip to display good recognition (5.9% v 3.1%). Male sex, living in the WBJ, and visiting hospitals were all associated with an increase in the likelihood of displaying good awareness. Conversely, knowing someone with cancer was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of displaying good awareness. Having a physical trauma was the most recognized CRC causation myth (n = 2,752, 59.5%), whereas eating food containing additives was the least (n = 456, 9.8%).CONCLUSIONOnly 4.7% displayed good ability to recognize myths around CRC causation. Future educational interventions are needed to help the public distinguish the evidence-based versus mythical causes of CRC.https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.23.00295 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamedraed Elshami Shoruq Ahmed Naji Mohammad Fuad Dwikat Ibrahim Al-Slaibi Mohammed Alser Mohammed Ayyad Balqees Mustafa Mohamad Wejdan Sudki Isleem Adela Shurrab Bashar Yaghi Yahya Ayyash Qabaja Fatma Khader Hamdan Raneen Raed Sweity Remah Tayseer Jneed Khayria Ali Assaf Maram Elena Albandak Mohammed Madhat Hmaid Iyas Imad Awwad Belal Khalil Alhabil Marah Naser Alarda Amani Saleh Alsattari Moumen Sameer Aboyousef Omar Abdallah Aljbour Rinad AlSharif Christy Teddy Giacaman Ali Younis Alnaga Ranin Mufid Abu Nemer Nada Mahmoud Almadhoun Sondos Mahmoud Skaik Bettina Bottcher Nasser Abu-El-Noor Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study JCO Global Oncology |
| title | Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Myths and Common Misbeliefs About Colorectal Cancer Causation in Palestine: A National Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | myths and common misbeliefs about colorectal cancer causation in palestine a national cross sectional study |
| url | https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.23.00295 |
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