Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 2, Number 1, February 2009, pages 38-42

Colorectal Carcinoma Screening in Lagos, Nigeria, Are We Doing it Right?

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The screening methods. FOBT, Faecal occult blood test; DCBE, Double contrast barium enema; FLEX SIGMOID, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy; COLONOSC, Colonoscopy; CT COLON, CT Colonography; COMBINATION, Combination of 2 screening methods (Faecal occult blood test with double contrast barium enema or Sigmoidoscopy).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Adherence to WGO standard.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Screening rate for various malignancies encountered by respondents in their practice.

Tables

Table 1. Basic demographics of respondents
 
VariablesResults
Mean age (SD)33 (8) years
Sex (F: M)1 : 2.4
Duration of practice
  Short duration (n, %)190 (63%)
  Medium duration (n, %)43 (14%)
  Long duration (n, %)67 (23%)
Type of practice
  Teaching hospital (n, %)197 (65.5%)
  General hospital (n, %)56 (18.5%)
  Private practice (n, %)47 (5.7%)

 

Table 2. The scope of disease awareness of colorectal cancer amongst respondents
 
VariableNumber (freq)
Risk factors of CRC
  Dietary habits277 (92.4%)
  Familial265 (88.8%)
  Smoking123 (41%)
Clinical manifestations
  Abdominal pain204 (68%)
  Abdominal mass234 (77.5%)
  Bloody mucoid stool267 (88.7%)
  Change in bowel habit276 (92.3%)
  Anemia273 (91%)
  Intestinal obstruction261 (87.4%)
Knowledge of screening criteria
  Age of 40 years256 (86.6%)
  Family history of CRC228 (76.6%)
  Previous history of colonic polyps240 (79.6%)
  Inflammatory bowel disease175 (64.7%)