Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	43088
Country	Czech Republic

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Viewpoints of the target population regarding barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Radek Kroupa, Monika Ondrackova, Petra Kovalcikova, Milan Dastych, Tomas Pavlik, Lumir Kunovsky and Jiri Dolina
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number the project (Ministry of Health, Czech Republic) for conceptual development of research organization 65269705
Corresponding Author	Radek Kroupa, MD, PhD, Doctor, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Jihlavska 20, Brno 62100, Czech Republic. kroupa.radek@fnbrno.cz
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Screening; Colonoscopy; General practitioner; Patient compliance; Fecal occult blood test
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.
Citation	Kroupa R, Ondrackova M, Kovalcikova P, Dastych M, Pavlik T, Kunovsky L, Dolina J. Viewpoints of the target population regarding barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(9): 1132-1141

Received	2018-10-23 03:58
Peer-Review Started	2018-10-23 05:56
To Make the First Decision	2018-11-29 09:31
Return for Revision	2018-12-17 07:15
Revised	2019-01-12 12:46
Second Decision	2019-01-28 09:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-01-28 19:48
Articles in Press	2019-01-28 19:48
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-03-06 09:14

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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