Cancer Screening Rates and its Related Factors in a Rural and Urban Communities
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
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: 21-32, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study was aimed at preparing basic data required for establishment of a cancer screening program by evaluating the screening rate and related factors in rural and urban areas.METHODS:
The study population of 2,157 respondents was selected by a random cluster sampling method in one rural area (Gun) and one urban area (Gu). The subjects answered the structured questionnaire. The Andersen model was used to evaluate the related factors.RESULTS:
The results by proportions of the study population who had received cancer screening tests in the last three years were 8.9% for stomach cancer, 10.5% for hepatic cancer, 4.5% for colorectal cancer, 46.3% for cervical cancer and 16.0% for breast cancer. Application of Andersen model revealed that sex, age, education level, economic status, knowledge and alcohol drinking for stomach cancer; sex age, knowledge alcohol drinking, and smoking for liver cancer; sex, age, education level, marital satus, knowledge, alcohol drinking, and smoking for colorectal cancer; age, eucational level, marital status, area, economic status and attitude for cervical cancer; age, area, attitude and family history for breast cancer were significant.CONCLUSION:
These results could be used to develop a program that facilitates change of community people's knowledge and attitude and practice of health behavior.
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Assunto principal:
Fumaça
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Neoplasias Gástricas
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Fumar
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Inquéritos e Questionários
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2006
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