scholarly journals Knowledge and Public Awareness of Cancer Risk Factors and Determinants among Yemeni adults- A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
pp. 01051
Author(s):  
Amran Ibrahim ◽  
Karima El Rhazi ◽  
Bouchra Benazzouz ◽  
Sawson Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Fresh Vegetables

Cancer is the second biggest cause of premature death after cardiovascular diseases. However, the majority of cancers are caused by risk factors that may be changed. Knowledge is frequently a component of the behavior modification process. Data on the target population’s level of knowledge is required. A cross-sectional survey about nine risk factors for cancer was conducted in four areas in Yemen. The data was analyzed using spss statistics (version20). Among the (571) subjects who took part in the research. The majority of respondents agreed that active smoking, alcohol consumptions are cancer risk factors and physical activity as a preventive factor for developing cancer. However, fewer respondents agreed that passive smoking, lack of fresh vegetables and fruits, sun overexposure, obesity, air pollution in cities and indoor smoke, physical inactivity are cancer risk factors. Participants’ responses were shown to have a strong relationship with their educational level, residency, and gender. The higher the educational level and whenever the gender was male and residency urban the higher the probability that respondents identified cancer risk factors including smoking and physical activity as a preventive factor (p<0.0005). The findings show that this community has little knowledge of prevalent cancer risk factors.

scholarly journals Public awareness of cancer risk factors in the Moroccan population: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Cancer ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karima El Rhazi ◽  
Bahia Bennani ◽  
Samira El Fakir ◽  
Ahmadou Boly ◽  
Rachid Bekkali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Moroccan Population

scholarly journals Cancer Warning Symptoms Awareness and Associated Factors Among Individuals Living in Assella Town, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110534
Author(s):  
Admasu Belay Gizaw ◽  
Helina Tadesse Gutema ◽  
Gugsa Nemera Germossa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Factors Associated

Introduction Community awareness about cancer warning symptoms and risk factors in the general population is essential and can be considered as a basis for cancer control programs. Since Patients are rarely aware of the early warning symptoms and cancer risk factors, the burden of disease is increasing everywhere in the world. Evidences has been shown that cancer is highly prevalent in Ethiopia in which the diagnosis is made at later stages of the disease. Objective To assess Cancer Warning Symptoms awareness and associated factors among individuals living in Assella Town, Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed in Assella town from May 1st to June 1st, 2020 among 410 adult residents 18 years old and above. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the households from which the study subjects randomly identified. Data were collected through face-to-face interview by using pre-tested structured questionnaire and entered into Epi data version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with outcome variables. Odds ratio and 95% CI at P-values <0.05 was used to determine the presence of association. Results The findings of this study revealed that the overall level of awareness of cancer warning symptoms is 214 (52.2% (AOR = 95% CI 47.1, 56.8)). Educational level (AOR = 3.44, 95%CI, 1.50–7.88 (p = 0.003)), awareness of cancer risk factors (AOR = 2.56, 95% CI, 1.67, 3.93, (p < 0.001)) and economic status (AOR = 3.13 (95% CI 1.84, 5.33, p < 0.001)) were identified as factors significantly associated with awareness of cancer warning symptoms among adult populations. Conclusion Almost one-out-of-two adults residing in Assella town has awareness about cancer warning symptoms. Educational level, awareness of cancer risk factors, and economic status among Assella town residents were identified as factors associated with good level of awareness about cancer warning symptoms.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Beliefs of Cancer Risk Factors and Early Cancer Symptoms in Lebanon: A Cross-sectional Survey Among Adults in the Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 107327482110531
Author(s):  
Georges Hatem ◽  
Diana Ghanem ◽  
Eliane Kellen ◽  
Ibrahim AlZaim ◽  
Mathijs Goossens
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Early Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Symptoms ◽  
Cancer Burden ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
High Knowledge

Background Lebanon has an increasing cancer burden. Sufficient knowledge of cancer risk factors and early cancer symptoms can help lower cancer burden by facilitating primary prevention and early diagnosis. This study (i) assessed Lebanese adults’ knowledge and beliefs of cancer risk factors and early cancer symptoms, (ii) analyzed whether knowledge was correlated with personal behavior, and (iii) assessed the presence of barriers that keep knowledge from turning into healthcare seeking behavior. Methods We performed a cross-sectional survey in the Lebanese adult population, consisting of a questionnaire administered during face-to-face interviews on a community-based non-probability sample (n = 726) that was frequency matched to national government estimates on age, level of education and gender. Results Recognition was high for carcinogens and protective factors (75%), but low for neutral factors (22%) which were often seen as carcinogenic. A quarter of participants (27.8%) could not name any early warning signs. For some risk factors, high knowledge scores were correlated with low-risk behavior, but this was not the case for cigarette smoking. The most frequent barriers for not seeking timely care were financial (57.0%) fear of finding illness (53.7%), and having other things to worry about (42.4%). Conclusion This study revealed important knowledge gaps which are likely to hamper primary prevention and early diagnosis. However, we also showed that high knowledge of risk was not always correlated with low-risk behavior. This, together with the barriers we found that kept people from seeking timely health care, emphasizes that efforts to lower cancer burden should not only focus on increasing knowledge.

scholarly journals Perception of risk factors for cancer in the ABC population

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 757-761
Author(s):  
Karine Corcione Turke ◽  
Juliana Seidler Canonaco ◽  
Thiago Artioli ◽  
Aline Hernandez Marquez Sarafyan ◽  
Erika Toshie Aoki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Risk Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Cancer Risk Awareness

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the knowledge about risk factors for cancer in patients treated at the ABC Medical School (FMABC). METHODS Cross-sectional observational study conducted in 2019. The American Cancer Institute’s Cancer Risk Awareness Survey questionnaire was used with 29 cancer risk factors, 14 of which were proven to cause cancer and 15 without consensus or scientific evidence of causality with cancer but that are often reminded by most of the population. Qualitative variables were described by frequency and percentage, and quantitative variables by mean and standard deviation or median and range depending on normality, assessed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration for Research and approved by the Research Ethics Committee. RESULTS 191 patients were included. Median age 54 (20 to 90), 64% female. 35.6% reported current or previous smoking. 3.1% consumed alcohol more than 5 drinks/week. 56% reported sedentary lifestyle. 44% had at least 1 case of cancer in relatives up to 2nd degree. The average of correct answers in the analyzed population was 12.83 ± 3.06. A weak positive correlation was observed between income and number of cases (rho = 0.177, p = 0.02). No relationship was observed between the number of correct answers and level of education, age, sex, marital status, race or patients with a positive family history for cancer. CONCLUSION The knowledge about risk factors for cancer in the ABC population is low, which may contribute to the adoption of risk behaviors for the disease.

Association Between Family/Neighborhood Cancer Risk Factors and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors: A Parent-Adolescent Dyadic Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 155982762094921
Author(s):  
Lei Xu ◽  
Mary Odum ◽  
Charles R. Rogers ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Logan Wilmouth
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Dyadic Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors

Objective. This cross-sectional study examined associations between adolescent dietary behaviors and family/home environments with parent-adolescent dyadic analysis. Methods. Secondary data were analyzed for adolescents and their parents who participated in the 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study. Relationships between adolescent and parent intake of convenience/fast-food, fruits/vegetables, and sugar, as well as family/community and mealtime environments, were examined using Pearson’s correlations, 2-sample t tests, analysis of variance, and general linear model analyses. Results. Among this nationwide parent-adolescent dyad sample (N = 1890), a moderate relationship between parent and adolescent consumption of convenience/fast-foods ( r = 0.426) and fruits/vegetables ( r = 0.416) was found. Adolescent convenience/fast-foods intake differed by sex, neighborhood socioeconomic status, meals eaten with family, and meals eaten in front of the TV ( P < .001 for all) as well as race/ethnicity ( P = .004). Adolescent fruit/vegetable intake differed by home location ( P = .029), school location ( P = .032), meals eaten together with family, meals eaten in front of the TV, and body mass index category ( P < .001 for all). Generalized linear models revealed multiple predictors of adolescent dietary behaviors. Conclusion. Findings suggest dynamic relationships between adolescent and parent dietary cancer risk factors and adolescent fruit/vegetable consumption disparities by multiple environmental factors. Interventions targeting adolescent-parent dyads may help reduce cancer risk associated with diet.

scholarly journals Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, and Breastfeeding: How French People Perceive Factors Associated with Cancer Risk

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamore ◽  
Ducrot ◽  
Latino-Martel ◽  
Soler ◽  
Foucaud
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Nutritional Risk ◽  
French Population ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Individual Perception ◽  
The Individual

The French Cancer Barometer, a population-based-survey, is carried out every five years and is, to date, one of the few national studies conducted to investigate individual perception linked to cancer risk factors. The aims of the present study were to describe the perceptions of the French population in 2015 and to assess their evolution over a 5-year period (2010–2015). The French Cancer Barometer surveyed a randomly selected sample of participants aged 15–75 years (n = 3345 in 2010) and 15–85 years (n = 3764 in 2015), representative of the French population. Questions were on perception of diet, physical activity, obesity, and breastfeeding as cancer risk factors. In 2015, nutritional/activity factors were perceived as having an important role in cancer development for the majority of those surveyed (diet (90.8%), obesity (76%), and physical activity (70%)) with the exception being breastfeeding (34%). However, there was a moderate perception of the risks of red meat (43%) and salt or salty food (55%) consumption. Perceptions of nutritional risk factors were mostly associated with age and education level. Interestingly, there was a greater perception of nutritional risk factors in 2015 compared to 2010, and the participants’ opinions were also stronger. Efforts should be made on individuals with lower educational level and to promote the beneficial effects of breastfeeding. However, to impact food behavior, measures are needed at the environmental level and not only at the individual one.

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