Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Participation in Colonoscopy Screening Program in First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients | Zendy

Arezoo Chouhdari | Zendy; Parvin Yavari | Zendy; Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi | Zendy; Mohammad-Reza Sohrabi | Zendy

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Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Participation in Colonoscopy Screening Program in First Degree Relatives of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Author(s) -

Arezoo Chouhdari,

Parvin Yavari,

Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi,

Mohammad-Reza Sohrabi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

iranian journal of cancer prevention

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2008-2401

pISSN - 2008-2398

DOI - 10.17795/ijcp-4809

Subject(s) - colonoscopy , socioeconomic status , medicine , logistic regression , first degree relatives , shahid , family medicine , family history , colorectal cancer , cross sectional study , odds ratio , descriptive statistics , environmental health , cancer , population , pathology , philosophy , statistics , theology , mathematics

According to this survey low socioeconomic status is an important factor to hinder participation of FDRs in colonoscopy screening program. Therefore, planned interventions for elevation knowledge and attitude in FDRs with low educational level are necessary. Also, reducing colonoscopy test costs should be a major priority for policy makers.

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