Educational status and knowledge level of pre- and postmenopausal women about osteoporosis and risk factors: A cross-sectional study in a group of Turkish female subjects

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Okumus ◽  
E. Ceceli ◽  
O. Tasbas ◽  
S. Kocaoglu ◽  
S. Akdogan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Subjects

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and experiences of menopause in the postmenopausal women at a tertiary care center: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4758
Author(s):  
Shivraj More ◽  
Sujatha P. ◽  
Karthiga Karthiga
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Government

Background: Menopause is an inevitable milestone in the reproductive life of every woman. The objective is to investigate menopausal knowledge, attitude, symptoms and management among the participants, to identify the differences according to their educational status and to examine correlations of knowledge, attitude and symptoms pertaining to menopause.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of 10 months in postmenopausal women attending a tertiary care center in Pondicherry, India with a structured questionnaire developed on the basis of the objective of the study.Results: 330 postmenopausal women were recruited, and all were aware of their postmenopausal status. Mean age at menopause was 45.91±2.66 years. 54.5% were aware about what menopause was while 5.5% were unaware. 12.1% had proper knowledge about cause of menopause, whereas 3.6% said it is due to god’s decision / turning point. Most prevalent symptoms were tiredness (89.6%) followed by vasomotor symptoms like hot flushes (88.5%) and night sweats (80.3%). Only 2.1% had used HRT for menopausal symptoms.Conclusions: Depth of knowledge is more important when concern is about greater health disrupter which tends to be imperceptible for a long time such as bone health and cardiovascular risk profile. Thus, the government could concentrate on providing health services to women in post reproductive age group also besides women in the reproductive age.

scholarly journals Awareness of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general public in China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e029638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Liu ◽  
Xi Zeng ◽  
Wen Wang ◽  
Ruo-lin Huang ◽  
Yan-jin Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gastric Cancer Screening

ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the knowledge of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general population in China.SettingHunan province, ChinaParticipantsIndividuals aged older than 18 years were recruited using a cluster sampling method.DesignA cross-sectional study, and a pretested structured questionnaire was used to assess participants’ awareness of gastric cancer.Primary and secondary outcome measuresKnowledge level of risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer, gastric cancer screening attitude, sociodemographic factors associated with gastric cancer knowledge and screening behaviour.ResultsThis study comprised 1200 participants with a mean age of 40.31 (SD 16.73) years, of whom 622 (51.8%) were women. The mean score for gastric cancer knowledge was 8.85/22 (SD 6.48). There were 47.0% of the participants who had a low knowledge level about the risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer. In total, 83.8% believed screening is helpful for early detection of gastric cancer, and 15.2% had undergone gastric cancer screening. The most common reason for not undergoing screening was having ‘no symptoms’ (63.0%), followed by ‘fear of undergoing gastroscopy’ (38.1%). Independent factors related to lower knowledge levels included male sex, living in rural areas, lower educational level, working as a farmer and without a family history of gastric cancer (p<0.05). Factors independently associated with screening behaviour included white-collar employment, higher income and having upper gastrointestinal tract diseases (p<0.05).ConclusionsIn China, people have poor knowledge about risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer, but a majority have a positive attitude towards the benefits of gastric cancer screening. Being asymptomatic and having a fear of gastroscopy were the main self-reported reasons for not undergoing screening. These results highlight the urgent need for educational campaigns to improve gastric cancer awareness.

scholarly journals Prevalence of dyslipidemia and associated risk factors among adults aged ≥ 35 years in northern China: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfeng Xi ◽  
Liwei Niu ◽  
Ning Cao ◽  
Han Bao ◽  
Xiaoqian Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Han Ethnicity

Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence has increased continuously over the last 30 years in China. Dyslipidemia is an important modifiable risk factor in CVD. We aimed to collect current data on the prevalence of dyslipidemia in northern China and explore potential influencing factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we selected a representative sample of 65,128 participants aged ≥35 years in Inner Mongolia during 2015–2017. All participants completed a questionnaire and were examined for risk factors. Dyslipidemia was defined according to 2016 Chinese guidelines for adults. The associated factors for dyslipidemia were estimated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: The age-standardized prevalence of dyslipidemia was 31.2% overall, with 4.3%, 2.4%, 14.7%, and 17.4% for high total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), respectively. The dyslipidemia prevalence was significantly higher in men than women (37.9% vs. 27.5%, P <0.001), but postmenopausal women had a higher prevalence of dyslipidemia components (except low HDL-C). Compared with Han participants, Mongol participants had a lower prevalence of dyslipidemia (29.1% vs. 31.4%, P <0.001). Male sex, living in urban areas, Han ethnicity, smoking, obesity, central obesity, hypertension, and diabetes were all positively correlated with dyslipidemia; alcohol consumption was linked to lower risk of dyslipidemia. Conclusions: Our study revealed that dyslipidemia is a health problem in northern China. Greater efforts to prevent and manage dyslipidemia, especially in men under age 55 years, postmenopausal women, and people with unhealthy lifestyles or chronic diseases.

Vertebral fracture risk factors in postmenopausal women over 50 in Valencia, Spain. A population-based cross-sectional study

Bone ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno ◽  
José Sanfelix-Genovés ◽  
Isabel Hurtado ◽  
Begoña Reig-Molla ◽  
Salvador Peiró
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Vertebral Fracture ◽  
Fracture Risk ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vertebral Fracture Risk

scholarly journals CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ABOUT KNOWLEDGE ON WARNING SIGNS AND RISK FACTORS OF COLON CANCER AMONG THE SUBURBAN POPULATION OF MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Barani Karikalan ◽  
Sakthi Shathi Selvanathan ◽  
Tai May Hun ◽  
Sangeeta Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Education Attainment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cancer Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. This study aimed to determine the knowledge level of CRC signs and risk factors among the multi-ethnic sub-urban population based on age, gender and education attainment levels. A cross-sectional study was carried out among residents of Kuala Selangor and Sabak Bernam from 28th January 2019 till 4th February 2019 by using a convenient sampling method. 350 participants were recruited and assessed using a validated and modified self-administered Cancer Awareness Measures (CAM) questionnaire which consists of sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge on warning signs and risk factors of CRC. Analysis was performed for symptoms and risk factors awareness against independent variables. The participants of the study are the semi-urban population of Malaysia and were able to recognise the CRC symptoms and risk factors, and exhibited an average overall CRC knowledge level. The analysis showed that the older age group (age > 50) participants were more familiar with the CRC symptoms and risk factors. Males have a greater percentage in the ‘High’ level of knowledge category compared to females although there was no significance between gender and knowledge level based on statistical analysis. Education attainment levels were found to be associated with the knowledge level whereby highly educated participants were more aware of the CRC symptoms and risk factors. Knowledge level on CRC symptoms and risk factors was average among the multi-ethnic sub-urban population. Therefore, health awareness programmes on CRC should be tailored to all especially the lower educational attainment groups, females and younger individuals in order to increase their awareness and reduce the CRC incidence.

Cross-sectional study of the ankle–brachial index and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

2017 ◽  
pp. 486-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Wierzchowski ◽  
Tadeusz Dereziński ◽  
Arkadiusz Migdalski ◽  
Łukasz Woda ◽  
Beata Wąsikowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on knowledge about breast cancer among women aged 20-30 years

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 4131
Author(s):  
Santhana Lakshmi M. ◽  
Sugunadevi G.
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Programs

Background: Worldwide breast cancer is one of the most common type of non-skin cancer in women and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. As the incidence of breast cancer is rising, there is a current need to educate the women on preventive measures of breast cancer. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge on risk factors and on the preventive measures of breast cancer among women aged 20-30 years.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 women aged 20-30 years residing in an urban area in Coimbatore. A questionnaire was designed to assess the awareness levels on risk factors and the preventive measures of Breast cancer among the study participants.Results: The study showed that most of the women (91%) were not aware about the risk factors of breast cancer and only 7.5% knew that lesser duration of breast feeding for <6 months is an important risk factor for breast cancer. 89.5% were not aware about the symptoms of breast cancer. 92.5% were not aware about the preventive measures of breast cancer. None of them were aware of breast self-examination (BSE) as an important early detection measure for breast cancer. Comparing the educational status and the level of awareness on Breast cancer among the study subjects we found that the educational status had significant influence on the level of awareness on breast cancer (p<0.0001).Conclusions: The knowledge on risk factors, symptoms and on the preventive measures of breast cancer among the women aged 20-30 years was very low. To increase the awareness about breast cancer in the community, frequent educational interventions and screening programs needs to be conducted by health workers.

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