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

Table 7

Barriers among practicing physicians compared with nonpracticing physicians.

Barriers	%
Time
Practicing	56	9.285	0.002
Nonpracticing	80
My patients do not want to discuss CRC screening=
Practicing	49	5.775	0.013
Nonpracticing	70
My patients have difficulty understanding the information about CRC screening
Practicing	45.6	13.291	0.000
Nonpracticing	76.7
My patients are unaware of CRC screening
Practicing	91.2	0.167	0.465
Nonpracticing	93.2
My patients do not perceive CRC as a serious health threat
Practicing	36.8	7.030	0.007
Nonpracticing	60.3
There is no CRC screening policy or procedure in my workplace
Practicing	65	8.249	0.004
Nonpracticing	86.3
There is no reminder system in my workplace
Practicing	86	0.003	0.576
Nonpracticing	86.3
Patients are not followed up through to complete CRC screening
Practicing	68.4	3.187	0.058
Nonpracticing	82
Shortage in trained providers for endoscopic tests as a first test
Practicing	54.4	7.928	0.004
Nonpracticing	77.8
Shortage in trained providers for endoscopic tests as a follow-up test
Practicing	58	1.048	0.200
Nonpracticing	66.7