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Objective To understand the situation of cancer screening of community residents and its association with the knowledge of cancer core knowledge, and to provide reference for the formulation of secondary cancer prevention measures. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2 037 residents aged 18-79 who lived in Bao 'an District, Shenzhen. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between core knowledge and cancer screening behavior after adjusting for age, gender, education, marriage, occupation and smoking. Results The cancer screening rate of community residents was 28.10%, and the screening rate of middle-aged and elderly people aged 40-79 was 33.50 %.The proportion of “not very well understanding”, “partial understanding” and “basic understanding” of the core knowledge of cancer were 43.91%, 42.33% and 13.76%, respectively, which was higher than that of the non-participants. Multivariate analysis showed that the women, the higher the level of education of college/university or above and the higher the level of knowledge of cancer prevention core knowledge, the higher the probability of participating in cancer screening was OR (95%CI ) : 2.40 (1.86-3.12), 1.65 (1.29-2.10), 1.38 (1.18 - 1.62), respectively. Conclusion The proportion of cancer screening in community residents needs to be improved, and the degree of core knowledge of cancer is closely related to cancer screening behavior. It is suggested to increase the publicity and education of the core knowledge of cancer, and at the same time, carry out the health education of secondary cancer prevention for the key population such as men and people with low education level, so as to improve the proportion of “early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment” of cancer.
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@#Breast cancer (CA) is the commonest malignancy occurring in women, and constitutes a major disease burden in low income countries of the world, including Nigeria, where the mortality rates are high. A good knowledge of the etiological risk factors, coupled with the uptake of screening tests, are important in attaining prevention of breast CA and also reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. This study therefore set out to assess the knowledge and attitude of the female students of a tertiary institution in South-western Nigeria towards breast cancer etiology and breast-self-examination (BSE). This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that recruited 350 respondents using multi-stage sampling technique. The study instrument was a pre-tested, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 20 and results were presented using frequency tables and charts. Chi square tests and logistic regression analyses were also done as appropriate. Majority (80.6%) of the study respondents had heard of breast cancer, 78.4% of which had poor knowledge about breast cancer etiology and about two-thirds of these had a good attitude towards BSE. Only 18 (6.4%) of the 282 respondents who had ever heard of breast CA knew how to perform BSE correctly, while only 159 (56.4%) of them had ever carried out BSE. Age, knowing anyone with breast CA, previous exposure to information on BSE, and previous clinical breast examination were found to have statistically significant association with respondents’ knowledge of, and attitude towards BSE. The study respondents generally had a poor level of knowledge of breast CA etiology, older respondents showed better attitude towards BSE, and only a few knew how to perform BSE correctly. We recommend the early introduction of breast CA prevention education to female students in high school.
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@#Introduction: Prostate cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths among men worldwide. In Malaysia however, it is the fifth leading cause of cancer among men. The increases of prostate cancer among men in Malaysia due to its close association with lack of awareness, poor knowledge and attitude. Therefore, this study is to obtain information on the prostate in terms of the level of awareness, perception, and the practice of prevention of prostate cancer among Malaysians, particularly residents of PPR Lembah Subang 1. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was collected among 200 respondents aged 18 years and above in PPR Lembah Subang 1 consisting of 37 questions comprised of socio-demographic data, source of information, risk factors, knowledge on prostate cancers, attitude on prostate cancer and practice of prevention. Likert scale scoring system used in this research. Results: Men in PPR Lembah Subang 1, show a significant association between knowledge on prostate cancer with age group, level of education, and family history showing (p value: <0.001), (p value: 0.01), (p value: 0.03), respectively. There is an association between attitude towards prostate cancer and age group and income level both with (p value: <0.001). The findings showed a significant association between the practice of prevention towards prostate cancer with level income and education showing (p value: <0.001) and (p value: 0.01) respectively. Conclusion: In PPR Lembah Subang, knowledge, attitude , and practice of prevention of Prostate Cancer found to be associated with socio-demographic risk factors.