Cancers preventive practice and the determinants in Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia.

Autor: Bantie GM; Community Health Faculty, Alkan Health Science, Business and Technology College, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia., Tamirat KS; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Gondar, School of Public Health, Gondar Town, Ethiopia., Woya AA; Statistics Department, Bahir Dar University, Science College, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia., Melese AA; Food Safety, and Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Ayalew AF; Department of Epidemiology, Injibara University, College of Health Sciences, Injibara, Ethiopia., Wubetu GA; Community Health Faculty, Alkan Health Science, Business and Technology College, Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia., Wassie GT; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Mitiku KW; Department of Reproductive Health, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia., Minale MG; Bahir Dar Health Science College, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Dessie AA; Woldia University, School of Public Health, Woldia, Ethiopia., Kassa SF; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Science, School of Nursing, Gondar, Ethiopia., Ayenew GM; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amhara Public Health Institute, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 May 19; Vol. 17 (5), pp. e0267189. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 19 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267189
Abstrakt: Background: Cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. In Ethiopia, 5.8% of deaths are attributed to cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the cancers preventive practice and associated factors in North West Ethiopia, 2019.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Bahir Dar city residents. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 845 study participants. Data were collected through a validated interviewer administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted from the American cancer association cancer prevention toolkit. Descriptive statistics were computed and presented in charts and texts. The model fitness was checked using Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit (P > 0.05). Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with cancer preventive practice. A p-value < 0.2 at bivariate analysis was candidate variables for multivariable logistic regression analysis. Finally, p-value of < 0.05 was considered as a statistically significant predictor for cancer preventive practice at the 95% confidence interval.
Result: A total of 845 study participants took part in the study. Nearly 63% of the respondents were females. About 28% (95%CI: 24, 30) of the study participants had good preventive practice. Age ≥ 45 years (AOR = 0.31; 95%CI: 0.15, 0.62), female (AOR = 0.50, 95%CI: 0.35, 0.71) family member with cancer (AOR = 1.68, 95%CI: 1.07, 2.62) and had good knowledge (AOR = 1.66, 95%CI: 1.14, 2.42) were the identified determinants of cancer preventive practices.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the level of cancer preventive practices was low. Family member with cancer, knowledge about cancer, older age, and being female were significantly associated with cancer preventive practices. This finding underscores the importance of interventions to enhance cancer preventive practices.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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