scholarly journals Level of knowledge, attitudes and interest of Turkish high school students towards cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 875-887
Author(s):  
Ilgin Yildirim Usta ◽  
Armagan Ateskan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Private School ◽  
Cancer Education ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Objective: This study investigated Turkish high school students’ knowledge about risk factors for cancer, their interest in the disease, and their affective and behavioural attitudes towards it. Design: Quantitative survey. Setting: Data collection took place in three private schools in Central Turkey and one private school in Eastern Turkey. Method: Students ( N = 275; 56% female students, 44% male students) completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire and described their level of knowledge regarding cancer risk factors, as well as their attitudes and interest in the disease. For data analysis, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, v.24.0) was used. Results: Results indicated that most students succeeded in identifying nearly all carcinogenic (except for overweight) and non-carcinogenic risk factors. In addition, while most participants held negative attitudes towards cancer, they typically did not exhibit cancer protective behaviours, and most participants were not interested in cancer as a topic. Conclusion: Exploring high school students’ levels of knowledge, attitudes and interests in regard to cancer may provide curriculum developers with information that enables the development of effective cancer education for Turkish high school students.

scholarly journals Analyzing Awareness on Risk Factors, Barriers and Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Pairs of Nepali High School Students and Their Mothers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4382
Author(s):  
Kritika Poudel ◽  
Naomi Sumi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Education ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Practice

Providing information on increased cancer risks associated with certain behaviors might encourage adolescents to initiate protective behaviors. This study firstly determined the knowledge of risk factors and prevention of cervical cancer. Secondly, it checked an association between mothers’ screening practice and student’s knowledge. A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted among 253 pairs of high school students and their mothers. Knowledge on cervical cancer was significantly lower among students and mothers. While cancer screening tests, maintenance of hygiene were considered as major preventive measures for cervical cancer, human papilloma vaccine was the least considered preventive measure. Students who were female, attended discussions on cancer and had a healthy diet had better awareness of cancer. Mothers of female students had better knowledge about cervical cancer than mothers of male students. Less perceived susceptibility and lack of knowledge were major obstacles among mothers, limiting cervical cancer screening to 15%. Although association between knowledge of students and screening practice of mothers was not clear, it was observed that cancer communication increased awareness of cervical cancer in both groups. Our findings showed a strong need for school-based cancer education program to address the issues of human papillomavirus vaccinations, cervical cancer risk and screening.

scholarly journals Knowledge on risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among secondary school students

2020 ◽  
pp. 431-443
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Góra ◽  
Elżbieta Szczepańska ◽  
Karolina Janion
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Average Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background. Diabetes is a set of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia caused by improper action and/or secretion of insulin. Currently, diabetes is becoming a serious challenge in modern medicine, this disease affects 425 million people, and the forecasts indicate that by 2045 the number of cases will increase to 629 million. Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge about risk factors for type 2 diabetes among secondary school students in the Silesian Province in Poland and to determine whether there are differences between the level of knowledge between girls and boys and between first-, second- and third-grade students. Material and methods. The survey was conducted among 650 high school students. The research tool was the author's questionnaire. The obtained results were developed using Microsoft Excel 2010 and Statistica 13.3 (TIBCO Inc.). Results. The definitions of type 2 diabetes were known to 63.9%. 91.8% of high school students indicated excessive body mass as a risk factor for morbidity, while 18.8% of people indicated the appropriate type of obesity increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Most of the students considered abnormal eating habits as an important factor increasing the occurrence of the disease (92.4%). The most numerous group of high school students were people with average level of knowledge (89.6%). Conclusions. The knowledge of high school students about risk factors for type 2 diabetes was varied. The most numerous group were high school students characterised by the average level of knowledge. There were no statistically significant differences between the proportion of correctly provided responses by women and men. There were statistically significant differences between the proportion of correctly provided responses by first-, second- and third-graders. Our research shows that educational activities should be undertaken, especially about modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

scholarly journals Polish High School Students’ Knowledge about Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4765
Author(s):  
Monika Rucinska ◽  
Radoslaw Sroda ◽  
Olga Wilk ◽  
Arian Saied ◽  
Jakub Miloszewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Knowledge Of Cancer ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Health Problem

Background: Cancer, as the second most common cause of death after cardiovascular diseases, is a global health problem. There is still an increasing number of cancer incidences and deaths. Methods: The study was conducted as a part of the health promotion educational project concerning oncological education to develop the knowledge of cancer risk factors among high school students in Poland. A special questionnaire was filled out by students before the educational lesson on cancer conducted by medical students and young doctors. Results: The study was carried out on 227 high school students (aged 17–18 years). Most students (67.5%) indicated that genetic predisposition is the most important cancer risk factor. Only about a quarter of students pointed to the relationship between lifestyle and cancer. Moreover, 41% of students admitted to smoking cigarettes. Most of them (80.6%) claimed that they can modify their own cancer risk. Almost all responders believed that early detected cancer is curable. Conclusions: High school students do not know about cancer risk factors and they do not relate cancer with lifestyle. Some students indicated bad lifestyle habits such as tobacco smoking. It is necessary to emphasize cancer prevention in early education, especially focusing on modification of lifestyle.

scholarly journals Cervical Cancer Risk Factors among Female High School Students in Baguio city

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maqbool Dua’a J ◽  
George, Meryl P ◽  
Kenduiwa, Shannize C ◽  
Saley Rocelyn ◽  
Tactay, Carisse M ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer Risk ◽  
Female High School

scholarly journals Awareness of cancer risk factors among high school students

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. v681-v682
Author(s):  
M. Rucinska ◽  
R. Sroda ◽  
O. Wilk ◽  
J. Miloszewski ◽  
K. Osowiecka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors

Contraceptive Use Among Korean High School Adolescents: A Decision Tree Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 105984052098753
Author(s):  
Sung Hae Kim ◽  
Yoona Choi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
School Students

Although the rate of sexual intercourse among adolescents has increased in Asian countries, including Korea, many sexually active adolescents still do not use contraception. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for contraceptive nonuse among adolescents using decision tree analysis of the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2,460 high school students who had an experience of sexual intercourse. The findings indicated that the highest risk group who did not use contraception during sexual intercourse did not receive sexual health education in school and was involved in habitual or purposeful drug use. The experience of ever receiving treatment due to violence and the experience of sexual intercourse after drinking were also identified as risk factors for contraceptive nonuse. To encourage contraceptive use, development of standard sexual health education, counseling, and educational intervention intended to prevent risky behaviors is needed.

Incidence rates and risk factors for injury events in high school students in Lijin County, China

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cunxian Jia ◽  
Zhongtang Zhao ◽  
Qigui Bo ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Zhaolan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
School Students
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