Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Perceived Barriers of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Family Physicians in National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh

Table 3

Knowledge score compared with different physicians’ factors.

Factors Knowledge score
Mean (SD)

Gender
 Male 5.47 (2.8)1.820.071
 Female 4.60 (2.6)
Age
 <40 years5.25 (2.4)1.170.245
 >40 years 4.68 (3.1)
Family medicine board
 Yes5.78 (2.8)2.640.009
 No 4.52 (2.6)
Performing CRC screening
 Yes5.74 (2.7)2.730.007
 No4.45 (2.6)
Having a reminder system
 Yes6.18 (2.9)1.250.215
 No5.29 (2.6)
Influenced by USPSTF
 Yes5.28 (2.7)3.120.002
 No2.85 (1.9)
Influenced by American Cancer Society
 Yes5.12 (2.7)1.230.220
 No4.20 (2.9)
Influenced by colleagues practice
 Yes4.76 (2.7)1.530.127
 No5.53 (2.8)
Influenced by patient’s preference of screening test
 Yes5.45 (2.8)3.150.002
 No3.97 (2.2)