Levels and correlates of knowledge about cancer risk factors among 13,293 public school students in Morelos, Mexico

Pérez-Contreras, Irma; Allen, Betania; Ruíz-Velasco, Silvia; Schiavon-Errnani, Raffaela; Cruz-Valdéz, Aurelio; Hernández, Clara Magdalena Martínez; Lazcano‐Ponce, Eduardo

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.001

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“…Many of them could not correctly identify protective and risky food items or those not related to cancer. The finding is in agreement with studies that similarly reported general lack of knowledge with many important gaps among adults in Mexico [17] and Italy. [18] On the same line, Shihab et al (2012) found that only 57.8% of the study subjects in Jordan identified healthy diets.…”

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Dietary Behavior Related to Cancer Prevention in a Low Income Community

El-Maksoud

El-Mohsen

2014

JNEP

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Background: The incidence of cancer is increasing in developing countries. Diet and cancer have a close relationship. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to measure the cancer prevention-related nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practice and barriers related to healthy food in a low income community, and to assess their cancer worries. Subjects and Methods: This cross-section descriptive study was carried out in a slum area in Cairo on a convenience sample of 414 adults permanently residing in the area. A structured interview questionnaire was used for collecting participants' socio-demographic data, knowledge about cancer, attitude and practice towards cancer dietary prevention, cancer worry scale, and the barriers preventing eating healthy food. Results: The study revealed a wide range of participants' knowledge scores. Participants' attitude towards a healthy diet was also low. The most deficient practices were related to the intake of balanced diet and vitamins, practice of exercise, and cancer screening. The most frequent barrier to a healthy diet was taste (42%), while the lack of information was the least (3.1%). Multivariate analysis showed that the knowledge score was positively predicted by cancer worry score. The attitude score was positively predicted by age and knowledge score, and the practice score by married status, crowding index, and attitude score. Conclusion: there is a poor level of knowledge and inadequate practices regarding cancer dietary prevention despite good attitudes, in addition to high worries about cancer. Implications for Practice: There is urgent need for awareness raising intervention programs for dietary prevention of cancer.

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Dietary Behavior Related to Cancer Prevention in a Low Income Community

El-Maksoud

El-Mohsen

2014

JNEP

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“…This result was in line with our descriptive finding; because self-study was declared by the respondents as one of significant sources of getting information about cancer. The results of previous studies about the effect of education qualifications on cancer knowledge are consistent with our findings, [26][27][28][29][30] whereas the result obtained by Inoue et al 31 was in contrast to our results.…”

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Public Awareness of Risk Factors for Cancer and Its Determinants in an Iranian Population

Feizi

Kazemnejad

Babaee

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Asia Pac J Public Health

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Cancer is increasingly being seen as a disease that is preventable and manageable. Knowledge often does constitute one element in the behavior change process. In addition, to promote the cancer prevention programs, data on level of knowledge among the target population are needed. The present research (as the first) aimed at providing information on level and correlates of awareness of cancer risk factors among the general public in Iran. The level of knowledge about 12 cancer risk factors (as a section of a multipart questionnaire) was assessed in a representative sample of 2500 adults (aged >18 years) in Tehran, Iran. The data were analyzed using latent class regression with the R statistical package. A small proportion of the respondents (12.2%) had high knowledge level and most of them had mixed (56.9%) and low level of awareness (30.9%). The most important determinants of knowledge level included level of education, gender, and family history. The results provided valuable clues and guidelines toward the formulation of relevant cancer prevention strategies, especially within the scope of health education. The applied statistical model presented a new descriptive and analytical perspective to evaluate the level of knowledge about the cancer risk factors and its determinants.

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“…Some studies asked participants about their sources of information about HPV infection, including where information was accessed and where they typically seek such information [46, 48, 50, 64, 77, 78]. Information about measures in a number of studies was insufficient for us to determine which aspect of knowledge was assessed [6, 9, 33, 79]. …”

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confidence: 99%