Health Beliefs Towards Colorectal Cancer and Associated Factors in a Three Muslim Countries (Turkey, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia): A Screening Study of Men Aged between 50-75.

Background: Despite a range of clinical practice guidelines and public health advisories promoting the use of colorectal cancer screening in the general population, screening rates remain less than ideal in many countries.

Aim: This study evaluated the health beliefs regarding colorectal cancer and factors affecting the participation of men aged 50-75 in colorectal cancer screening in three selected Muslim countries (Turkey (TR), Saudi Arabia (SA), and Malaysia (MY)).

Methods: This study employed a descriptive comparative design with stratified sampling, with the sample size of 540 participants.