了解癌症症状和风险因素:一个发展中国家的横截面研究
Samir Al Bashir1, Majd M AlBarakat2, Karam K Alabedalhalim2
1Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Medicine
|April 12, 2024
概括
在约旦,公众对癌症迹象,症状和风险因素的认识很低,特别是在与年龄相关的风险和某些症状 (如吞困难) 方面. 需要有针对性的运动来改善早期癌症诊断.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 提高健康意识 提高健康意识
背景情况:
- 延迟癌症诊断是一个重大挑战,特别是在资源较少的环境中.
- 公众对癌症的迹象,症状和风险因素的认识不足,导致癌症的晚出现.
- 了解公共知识对于制定有效的癌症控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估公众对约旦癌症迹象,症状和风险因素的了解.
- 为了确定不同的人口群体之间的认识差距.
- 为早期癌症检测提供有针对性的公共卫生活动的信息.
主要方法:
- 一项采用阿拉伯语版本的癌症意识测量 (CAM) 的横截面研究.
- 1998年对参与者进行了在线问卷调查,评估了人口统计数据和对癌症的了解.
- 问题涵盖了癌症患病率,年龄相关风险,症状和风险因素.
主要成果:
- 一半的参与者错误地认为癌症与年龄无关.
- 乳腺癌被认为是女性最常见的癌症 (81%).
- 对症状和风险因素的认识有所不同,女性和经济地位较高的人群表现出更高的知识. "无法解释的减肥" (66.3%) 和"吸烟" (76.9%) 分别是最常见的症状和危险因素.
结论:
- 在约旦,公众对癌症迹象,症状和风险因素的认识存在重大差距.
- 有针对性的公众宣传活动对于改善早期诊断和表现至关重要.
- 活动应考虑人口统计学变化,并专注于关键风险因素和警告信号.
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