Article ; Online: Willingness of healthcare providers to perform population-based cancer screening: a cross-sectional study in primary healthcare institutions in Tianjin, China.
2024 Volume 14, Issue 4, Page(s) e075604
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the willingness of healthcare providers to perform population-based screening in primary healthcare institutions in China.: Methods: Healthcare providers of 262 primary healthcare institutions in Tianjin were invited to fill ... ...
Abstract | Objective: To evaluate the willingness of healthcare providers to perform population-based screening in primary healthcare institutions in China. Methods: Healthcare providers of 262 primary healthcare institutions in Tianjin were invited to fill out a questionnaire consisting of demographic characteristics, workload, and knowledge of, attitude towards and willingness to perform breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening. Willingness to screen was the primary outcome. Multilevel logistic regression models were conducted to analyse the determinants of healthcare providers' willingness to screen. ORs and 95% CIs were estimated. Results: A total of 554 healthcare providers from 244 institutions answered the questionnaire. 67.2%, 72.1% and 74.3% were willing to perform breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening, respectively. A negative attitude towards screening was associated with a low willingness for cervical (OR=0.27; 95% CI 0.08, 0.94) and colorectal (OR=0.08; 95% CI 0.02, 0.30) cancer screening, while this was not statistically significant for breast cancer screening (OR=0.30; 95% CI 0.08, 1.12). For breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening, 70.1%, 63.8% and 59.0% of healthcare providers reported a shortage of staff dedicated to screening. A perceived reasonable manpower allocation was a determinant of increased willingness to perform breast (OR=2.86; 95% CI 1.03, 7.88) and colorectal (OR=2.70; 95% CI 1.22, 5.99) cancer screening. However, this was not significant for cervical cancer screening (OR=1.76; 95% CI 0.74, 4.18). Conclusions: In China, healthcare providers with a positive attitude towards screening have a stronger willingness to contribute to cancer screening, and therefore healthcare providers' attitude, recognition of the importance of screening and acceptable workload should be optimised to improve the uptake of cancer screening. |
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MeSH term(s) | Female ; Humans ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control ; Health Personnel ; Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Primary Health Care ; China ; Mass Screening |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-04-02 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2599832-8 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055 |
ISSN (online) | 2044-6055 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 |
DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075604 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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