FACTORS DETERMINING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KIRKUK CITY

Study Design: A descriptive predictive design was used to guide this study. Objectives: This study (1) identify the association between teachers’ age, body mass index, years of employment, and their intention undergo colorectal cancer screening, (2) investigate difference in health beliefs about screening groups gender, educational qualification, marital status, family history having cancer. Setting: conducted secondary schools Kirkuk City. Sample Sampling: The included a convenience sample 397 school teachers. Instrument: instrument is composed sociodemographic sheet, Health Beliefs Scale for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Data Collection: were collected using an online survey “Google form”. period from March 6th, 2021 April 10th, 2021. Results: There statistically significant positive participants’ age Perceived Susceptibility contracting On other hand, there inverse index employment Benefits screening. Conclusions: student researcher recommends that need devote promotion activities, particularly encourage older teachers, those who are overweight and/or obese, have cancer, single, lower qualification