Effect of public knowledge, attitudes, and behavior on willingness to undergo colorectal cancer screening using the health belief model.

Background/aims: Success of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is dependent in part on the proportion of uptake by the targeted population. We aimed in this study to identify factors that were associated with willingness to undergo CRC screening based on the health belief model (HBM).

Patients And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among citizens of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.