The Effects Of Educational Interventions On Changing Attitude And Behaviors Leading To Early Diagnosis Of Colorectal CancerIn People Referring To Health Centers In Lenjan City

To achieve success in the colorectal cancer screening programs, promoting attitudes andparticipation of people about the importance of these programs is required.This study wasconducted to evaluate the effect of educational on changing attitudes and behaviors leading to earlydiagnosis of colorectal cancer. This is semi-experimental study.In this study, 146 eligible people(upto 50 years)who referred to health centers are selected and are divided randomly-cluster into twogroups(73 in case group and 73 in control group).Data gathering tool is a questionnaire consisting of3 sections:demographic, Question related to attitude and health behavior questions associatedwith screening colorectal cancer. People are invited to perform free tests for Faecal Occult BloodTest (FOBT) to the designated place.Then the training program is conducted for the casegroup.While holding several group learning sessions and face to face training during 4 month andpresented to each of the people an educational pamphlet about colorectal cancer and screeningmethods. finally attiuted and participation to go to a designated laboratory for testing areexamined in the two group. In the case group, the attitude of 2.7±3.9 before intervention comesafter 10.3±1.8 after the intervention.This is despite the fact that there is no statistically significantdifference in the control group before and after intervention.In the state of people s willingness toparticipate in the screening program,56 patients (38.35%) were not very interested and their mostcommon cause is absence of signs.Also there is a significant increase between the rates of referralsfor FOBT of case group than the control group. Conclusion:Preparation for the implementation ofdeveloped training programs based on needs and culture is effective in promotion attitudes andHealth behavior related to screening.By focusing on reducing barriers in future training programs,participation of people in screening can be improved. Keywords:colorectal cancer, early diagnosis,educational intervention