Awareness of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general public in China: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Wen Wang, Guoping He, Shan Liu, Huang Yinghui, Huang Ruolin, Qi Liu, Ying Zeng, Qing-hong Fang, Ying-xin Wang, Xi Zeng, Yan-jin Huang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male knowledge China Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Population Gastroenterology and Hepatology Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine prevention Risk Factors Stomach Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Family history education Early Detection of Cancer education.field_of_study business.industry Research gastric cancer screening Knowledge level Cancer General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Multivariate Analysis Gastric cancer screening Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Rural area medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029638 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the knowledge of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general population in China.SettingHunan province, ChinaParticipantsIndividuals aged older than 18 years were recruited using a cluster sampling method.DesignA cross-sectional study, and a pretested structured questionnaire was used to assess participants’ awareness of gastric cancer.Primary and secondary outcome measuresKnowledge level of risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer, gastric cancer screening attitude, sociodemographic factors associated with gastric cancer knowledge and screening behaviour.ResultsThis study comprised 1200 participants with a mean age of 40.31 (SD 16.73) years, of whom 622 (51.8%) were women. The mean score for gastric cancer knowledge was 8.85/22 (SD 6.48). There were 47.0% of the participants who had a low knowledge level about the risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer. In total, 83.8% believed screening is helpful for early detection of gastric cancer, and 15.2% had undergone gastric cancer screening. The most common reason for not undergoing screening was having ‘no symptoms’ (63.0%), followed by ‘fear of undergoing gastroscopy’ (38.1%). Independent factors related to lower knowledge levels included male sex, living in rural areas, lower educational level, working as a farmer and without a family history of gastric cancer (pConclusionsIn China, people have poor knowledge about risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer, but a majority have a positive attitude towards the benefits of gastric cancer screening. Being asymptomatic and having a fear of gastroscopy were the main self-reported reasons for not undergoing screening. These results highlight the urgent need for educational campaigns to improve gastric cancer awareness. |
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