Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Rectal bleeding, , ,, Attitude, Health seeking behaviour, Nigeria, Screening, high risk patients
Brief summary
This study sought to find the health seeking behavior of patients with rectal bleeding as related to their risk to develop colorectal cancer and also assess the general practitioner's perceived barriers to colonoscopy for patients with bleeding per rectum.
Detailed description
Patients who had rectal bleeding are invited to electronic media and print media will be invited for free medical consultation. Consented patients will complete a purposely design questionnaire for the study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of patient with rectal bleeding as regard the possibility of occurrence of colorectal cancer. General practitioners in three cities will be contacted to assess their screening strategy for patients with rectal bleeding
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All adult patients with rectal bleeding that persisted for up to one month
Exclusion criteria
* Patient that has the cause of rectal bleeding already determined before presentation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge score in relations to the demographics of patients with rectal bleeding | 60 days | To investigates patients' knowledge of the causes of rectal bleeding and their attitudes towards seeking expert opinion for possible diagnostic testing for colorectal cancer (CRC) |
| Colonoscopy referral triggers among General Practitioners (GP) | 60 days | To seeks to examine the GPs' perceived barriers to colonoscopy for patients with bleeding per rectum |
Outcome results
None listed