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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2019; 25(9): 1132-1141
Published online Mar 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i9.1132
Viewpoints of the target population regarding barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic
Radek Kroupa, Monika Ondrackova, Petra Kovalcikova, Milan Dastych, Tomas Pavlik, Lumir Kunovsky, Jiri Dolina
Radek Kroupa, Milan Dastych, Lumir Kunovsky, Jiri Dolina, Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
Monika Ondrackova, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
Petra Kovalcikova, Tomas Pavlik, Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Kroupa R, Ondrackova M and Pavlik T designed the research study; Kroupa R and Ondrackova M performed the research; Kovalcikova P and Pavlik T analyzed data and reviewed statistics; Kroupa R wrote the manuscript; Kunovsky L, Dastych M and Dolina J revised the paper; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by the project (Ministry of Health, Czech Republic) for Conceptual Development of Research Organization 65269705 (University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic).
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Board of University Hospital Brno.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None declared.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement - checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement - checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Radek Kroupa, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Jihlavska 20, Brno 62500, Czech Republic. kroupa.radek@fnbrno.cz
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Received: October 23, 2018
Peer-review started: October 23, 2018
First decision: November 29, 2019
Revised: January 12, 2019
Accepted: January 28, 2019
Article in press: January 28, 2019
Published online: March 7, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: The attitudes of the target population regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program and its components - fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy were surveyed among 498 participants in the first study ever conducted in the Czech Republic. A lack of interest or time and a fear of colonoscopy or positive results were reported as reasons for non-participation. We found that general practitioners and other specialists play an imperative role in the uptake of CRC screening with odds ratio 8.11 and odds ratio 4.19 respectively. Reduction of the fear of colonoscopy, routine use of analgosedation, and simple equipment for stool sampling might assist in improving the uptake of CRC screening.