Knowledge levels and attitudes of adult individuals about cancer and its risk factors

Karadeniz, Havva; Çetinkaya, Fevziye

doi:10.4103/njcp.njcp_434_19

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“…According to our respondents, the biggest risk factor for cancer is genetics. In a recent Turkish study, 76.4% of the respondents expressed a belief that cancer is hereditary ( 43 ). The beliefs of our respondents do not fully reflect the relative importance of cancer risk factors in Europe.…”

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How to Improve Cancer Prevention Knowledge? A Way to Identify Gaps and Tackle the Limited Availability of Health Education Services in Primary Health Care Using the European Code Against Cancer

Karasiewicz

Chawłowska

Lipiak

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe first line of action against cancer is primary and secondary prevention. Increased efforts are needed in countries where cancer mortality is high and the healthcare system is inefficient. Objectives: Our aim was to present a new solution to identify and fill gaps in health education services in accordance with the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC).Materials and MethodsThis study was carried out in a rural population of 122 beneficiaries of health education workshops financed by the Polish Cancer League. A self-developed questionnaire was used. PQStat v1.6.8. was also applied.ResultsOur respondents were mostly farmers (53.3%) and manual workers (16.4%). Most participants self-assessed their health knowledge as good (46.7%). While 42% of all respondents claimed to know the healthy eating pyramid, only 8.2% correctly recognised all of its principles and 23.8% realised the importance of limiting the consumption of red meat. The most commonly recognised cancer risk factor were genetics (72.1%), stimulants such as alcohol or tobacco (51.5%) and environmental pollution (45.1%). UV radiation was not commonly recognised as a risk factor by respondents despite high occupational exposure in this population. We found a high percentage of male smokers. As many as 64.8% of respondents had not been counselled on cancer prevention in their clinics. A family history of cancer (FHC) did not differentiate respondents' health knowledge, health behaviors, or frequency of receiving cancer prevention counselling. Health education and health promotion in the region were unsatisfactory.ConclusionsPrimary health care (PHC) should become more involved in promoting cancer prevention knowledge. One way could be to encourage health professionals to promote the ECAC. Cancer prevention should target especially persons with FHC and focus on modifiable cancer risk factors. At the workshops we were able to adjust the strength of each ECAC recommendation to best fit the target audience. By diagnosing and targeting specific communities, we can draw the attention of PHC staff and decision-makers to local health promotion needs, which is a good starting point for improving the situation. However, larger scale projects are needed to help design specific solutions to support primary healthcare in promoting ECAC.

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How to Improve Cancer Prevention Knowledge? A Way to Identify Gaps and Tackle the Limited Availability of Health Education Services in Primary Health Care Using the European Code Against Cancer

Karasiewicz

Chawłowska

Lipiak

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Other studies in LMICs showed poor levels of public knowledge about cancer symptoms (67.6%) in Saudi Arabia and behavioral risk factors (61%) in Ethiopia [25,26]. Similarly, another study in Turkey revealed that adult individuals had a significant level of false and incomplete information about cancer [27].…”

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Cluster analysis of cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the Moroccan population

Khalis,

Elbadisy,

Bouaddi

et al. 2024

BMC Cancer

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Background Cancer has become a major health concern due to the increasing morbidity and mortality rates, and its negative social, economic consequences and the heavy financial burden incurred by cancer patients. About 40% of cancers are preventable. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cancer prevention, and associated characteristics to inform the development of targeted cancer prevention campaigns and policies. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adult patients at Mohamed Sekkat and Sidi Othmane Hospitals in Casablanca, Morocco. Data collection was conducted by two trained interviewers who administered the questionnaire in-person in the local language. An unsupervised clustering approach included 17 candidate variables for the cluster analysis. The variables covered a wide range of characteristics, including demographics, health perceptions and attitudes. Survey answers were calculated to compose qualitative ordinal categories, including a cancer attitude score and knowledge score. Results The cluster-based analysis showed that participants in cluster 1 had the highest mean attitude score (13.9 ± 2.15) and percentage of individuals with a high level of knowledge (50.8%) whereas the lowest mean attitude score (9.48 ± 2.02) and knowledge level (7.5%.) were found in cluster 3. The participants with the lowest cancer attitude scores and knowledge levels were aged 34 to 47 years old (middle age group), predominantly females, living in rural settings, and were least likely to report health professionals as a source of health information. Conclusions The findings showed that female individuals living in rural settings, belonging to an older age group, who were least likely to use health professionals as an information source had the lowest levels of knowledge and attitudes. These groups are amenable to targeted and tailored interventions aiming to modify their understanding of cancer in order to enhance the outcomes of Morocco’s on-going efforts in cancer prevention and control strategies.

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“…Although several previous surveys have demonstrated the positive impact of health knowledge and attitudes on health behavior, the population and health topics were not focused on cancer patients’ diet and nutrition but rather teenagers’ nutrition KAP, 43 KAP about therapeutic lifestyle changes in patients with hypertension, 44 and KAP toward cancer prevention in the public population. 45 In addition, some intervention studies 38 , 46 have tested the effect of lifestyle-related education on breast cancer survivors’ knowledge and behaviors after they have finished all the treatments. Our study demonstrated that participants’ nutrition literacy and dietary attitudes may positively influence their dietary behaviors while on inpatient chemotherapy, which was consistent with another study that demonstrated that patients had a higher level of need for supportive care during treatment compared with long-term survivorship.…”

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Dietary Behavior and Its Association with Nutrition Literacy and Dietary Attitude Among Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Survey of Hospitals in China

Tang,

Wang,

Yan

et al. 2023

PPA

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Background Chemotherapy often negatively impacts the nutritional status of breast cancer patients, and healthy dietary behaviors are important for patient wellbeing. With the guidance of the “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice model” (KAP model), the objective of this survey was to determine the frequency with which patients engage in healthy dietary behaviors and to explore the association between healthy dietary behaviors and nutrition literacy and dietary attitudes. Methods This study included a total of 284 breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy from three hospitals spanning three cities in China. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect demographic and clinical characteristics as well as the Dietary Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire (DNKAPQ) and the Nutrition Literacy Measurement Scale for Chinese Adult (NLMS-CA). Results Participants exhibited medium to high scores for nutrition literacy, dietary attitude and dietary behavior. Nutrition literacy ( r = 0.505, p < 0.001) and dietary attitude ( r = 0.326, p < 0.001) scores were both positively correlated with the total dietary behavior score. The total nutrition literacy score was positively correlated with the total dietary behavior score ( r = 0.286, p < 0.001). In the univariate analysis, age, body mass index, living environment, education level, monthly family income, work status, menopausal status, number of comorbidities, relapse and endocrine therapy were significantly associated with dietary behavior ( p < 0.05). In the multiple linear regression analysis, patients’ dietary behavior was significantly associated with nutrition literacy ( β = 0.449, p < 0.001) and dietary attitude ( β = 0.198, p < 0.001). These two factors accounted for 28.6% of the variation in the patients’ dietary behavior scores. Conclusion There is an important need for targeted dietary and nutritional interventions designed and implemented by health professionals to improve dietary behaviors. Intervention design and content should take the patients’ nutrition literacy and dietary attitudes into consideration. In particular, women who are older, overweight, unemployed, and postmenopausal and live in rural areas, exhibit fewer comorbidities, have a lower family income and education level, have not relapsed and are currently receiving endocrine therapy are in urgent need of diet-specific intervention.

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Knowledge levels and attitudes of adult individuals about cancer and its risk factors

Cited by 6 publications

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How to Improve Cancer Prevention Knowledge? A Way to Identify Gaps and Tackle the Limited Availability of Health Education Services in Primary Health Care Using the European Code Against Cancer

How to Improve Cancer Prevention Knowledge? A Way to Identify Gaps and Tackle the Limited Availability of Health Education Services in Primary Health Care Using the European Code Against Cancer

Cluster analysis of cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the Moroccan population

Dietary Behavior and Its Association with Nutrition Literacy and Dietary Attitude Among Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Survey of Hospitals in China

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