Development and Validation of a Cancer Awareness Questionnaire for Malaysian Undergraduate Students of Chinese Ethnicity

Loo, Jo Lin; Ang, Yee Kwang; Yim, Hip Seng

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.1.565

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“…While changing genetic and environmental factors is often difficult, factors pertaining to behavior, knowledge, attitude and lifestyle can be changed through informing and creating awareness, making it possible to prevent cancer. More than 30% of cancer related deaths can be thus prevented (PerezContreras et al, 2004;WHO, 2008;Bayrak et al, 2010;Loo et al, 2013).…”

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Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

Kürtüncü¹,

Akhan²,

Celik³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: One of the most important reasons for the high mortality rates of cancer is the low level of awareness, which can lead to a late diagnosis and treatments starting too late. Therefore, it is necessary for individuals, especially at younger age, to gain awareness and integrate taking the necessary precautions into their lifestyle in order to prevent cancer and ensure early diagnosis. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of awareness of factors for major cancers among students studying in two different campuses of a university in the Western Black Sea Region. Materials and Methods: This descriptive/cross-sectional study was performed between January-March 2014. Students studying in the 2013-2014 academic year in a university in the Western Black Sea Region in two separate campuses were the subjects. Results: The mean age was 21.01±3.63. While female students (51.2%) were the majority in the health sciences campus (74.8%), male students (48.8% ) were the majority in the social sciences campus (76.5%). Some 9.6% of the students from the health sciences campus and 12.4% of the students from the social sciences campus thought that cancer was communicable, while most of the students from both campuses knew that smoking caused cancer. It can also be seen that the rate of answering questions regarding cancer correctly was higher among students studying in the health sciences campus. Conclusions: It was determined that students who do not study at the health sciences campus have insufficient information on cancer, cancer symptoms, and the possibility of breast cancer in males and approximately half of them regarded obesity as a risk factor for cancer.

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Section: Cancer Awareness Among University Students In Turkeymentioning

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Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

Kürtüncü¹,

Akhan²,

Celik³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…However, our findings were consistent with the results of other studies which depicted poor knowledge regarding the role of nutrition in cancer prevention. [1014] In general, people performed weakly in the practice domain. It might be that they are unaware of the link between nutrition and disease.…”

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“…[1516181929] Ironically, despite the fact that nutrition problems are greater in low- and middle-income countries, fewer studies have been conducted in these regions. [1017]…”

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“…Finally, we reviewed a series of leaflets and pamphlets that had been used in educational programs at public health-care centers in Tehran. [710151617181920] In this questionnaire, we assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice in terms of nutritional causes of cancer including high body mass index (BMI), food groups (foods that increased and decreased cancer risk), micro and macronutrients (regarding their high and low intake), hazardous cooking methods, safe preservation of foods, safe cooking instruments, reading and understanding food labels, and supplement consumption.…”

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“…Thus, it is important to consider all three domains (knowledge, attitude, and practice) for successful cancer prevention. Even though previous studies have attempted to develop cancer-specific nutrition questionnaires in other parts of the world,[1011] no such study was found in Iran.…”

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Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women

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Background:Designing cancer prevention programs needs information on knowledge, attitude, and practice of the community. Unfortunately, this information is not available in Iran.Materials and Methods:We developed a questionnaire (NUTCANKAPQ) to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian women regarding cancer prevention dietary habits. We recruited women who had referred to public health-care centers in Tehran, Iran. To assess validity, we applied face, content, and construct validity methods. We performed test–retest approaches to assess reliability, and internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs).Results:Qualitative content validity was carried out by an expert panel, and internal consistency was deemed satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha, >0.6). We also observed high reliability in the questionnaire (ICC = 0.85). The mean (± standard deviation) scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice of study participants were 28.3 (±14.1), 67.1 (±18.9), and 53.7 (±8.3), respectively. The result of exploratory factor analysis, Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO), implied that the model was reasonably fit (KMO > 0.6). The final questionnaire included seventy items.Conclusion:NUTCANKAPQ is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of cancer-related nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice among the Iranian population. Application of NUTCANKAPQ may provide important clues for policy-making and improvement of cancer prevention programs among the Iranian population.

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

Ibrahim¹,

Rhazi²,

Benazzouz³

et al. 2021

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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.

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Development and Validation of a Cancer Awareness Questionnaire for Malaysian Undergraduate Students of Chinese Ethnicity

Cited by 9 publications

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Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

Development and validation of a knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire on nutrition-related cancer prevention for Iranian women

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

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