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Pakistani urban population demonstrates a poor knowledge about cancers: a pilot survey
Samia Mazahir1, Rabeeya Nusrat, Munira Bokutz
1Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Background:
This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the perceptions and level of knowledge of a Pakistani urban population regarding presentations, risk factors, and screening of cancers.
Methods:
From 4 tertiary care hospitals, 439 subjects were recruited through convenient sampling method and interviewed using a standard questionnaire.
Results:
More than 90% of subjects demonstrated poor knowledge. Good knowledge was associated with female gender, being married, higher socioeconomic status, and level of education.
Conclusions:
Our sample demonstrates an inadequate knowledge regarding the presentations, risk factors, and screening of cancers. Efforts aiming to correct these deficiencies might result in a successful and cost-effective model for primary and secondary prevention of major cancers in Pakistan.
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