Public knowledge, beliefs and practices in Greece about cancer etiology and prevention
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
| WHO IRIS
| ID: who-118631
Biblioteca responsável:
CH1.1
ABSTRACT
This questionnaire survey of the parents of elementary schoolchildren in Greece assessed their self-reported knowledge, attitudes and practices towards smoking, diet and exposure to X-radiation. A random sample of 403 household units [379 fathers and 391 mothers] was selected from urban areas of Thessaloniki. Half of the parents who smoked [50.1%] did not ask for permission to smoke from other people and 66.0% regularly smoked in front of their children. On the other hand, 82.6% of smokers recognized the existence of a health risk to children from passive smoking. Parents overestimated the role of nuclear tests and accidents as factors in carcinogenesis. Two-thirds of parents did not know the beneficial role of the Mediterranean diet to health, and dietary intake analysis showed some departure from the traditional Mediterranean diet. A reconsideration of the policy regarding health education programmes concerning cancer prevention in Greece is needed
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - 3A Fortalecer a implementação da estrutura da Convenção da OMS para o Controle do Tabaco
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Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Educação, Comunicação, Treinamento e Conscientização da População
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Objetivo 9: Redução de doenças não transmissíveis
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Meta 3.4: Reduzir as mortes prematuras devido doenças não transmissíveis
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Pais
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Fumar
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Dieta
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Neoplasias
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2011