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

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.

Effects of adolescent smartphone addiction on cybersexual delinquency

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 819-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Choi ◽  
Ok-joo Choi ◽  
Joon-ho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
Verbal Violence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

We analyzed the relationship between smartphone addiction and cybersexual delinquency in a sample of Korean adolescents; further, we specifically delineated and analyzed the risk factors for smartphone addiction. Statistical analyses were performed based on the responses to a survey conducted with 1,020 high school students across South Korea. Results showed that adolescent smartphone addiction had a significantly positive effect on the likelihood of accessing cybersexual content and the frequency of engaging in cyber-verbal violence. Furthermore, the accessing of cybersexual content had a significantly positive effect on the frequency of engaging in cyber-verbal violence, and the frequency of engaging in cyber-verbal violence had a significantly positive effect on the development of cybersexual delinquency. Specifically, because adolescents are still in the process of developing socially, they are vulnerable to smartphone addiction; therefore, there is a need for appropriate interventions to be developed for use with this population.

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