Awareness of core knowledge and related factors of cancer prevention and control among adults in Nanjing City
Objective To understand the core knowledge of cancer prevention and control and its influencing factors among adults aged 15-69 years old in Nanjing City.Methods From September to December 2021,local residents in Nanjing aged 15-69 years old were selected by using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method.A face to face ques-tionnaire survey was conducted to collect basic demographic characteristics and the knowledge of cancer prevention and con-trol.Multivariate Logistic regression model was performed to analyze the related factors.Results A total of 3985 participants were finally enrolled in our study,1756 of them(44.07%)were males,2029(50.92%)were urban residents,the percentages of groups aged 15-35,36-45 and 46-69 years old were 37.39%,28.23%,34.38%,respectively.The awareness rates of five core knowledge dimensions(awareness,prevention,early diagnosis and treatment,management and rehabilitation)had reached 70.00%.The overall awareness rate among the respondents were 80.18%,which was high-er in females than in males(82.59%vs.77.11%),higher in urban than in rural(82.11%vs.78.17%).Multivariate Logistic model showed that other nationality(OR=0.468,95%CI:0.244-0.898),education(junior high school,OR=1.500,95%CI:1.164-1.932),education(college degree or above,OR=2.115,95%CI:1.583-2.825),occupation(institution,OR=2.243,95%CI:1.782-2.824),occupation(business/commercial,OR=1.477,95%CI:1.173-1.860),married(OR=1.568,95%CI:1.255-1.960),self-evaluated unhealthy(OR=0.342,95%CI:0.195-0.601),former smokers(OR=1.874,95%CI:1.314-2.672),never-smokers(OR=1.719,95%CI:1.440-2.051),no family history of malignant tumors(OR=0.773,95%CI:0.660-0.906)were main factors associ-ated with awareness rate.Conclusion The awareness rate of core knowledge of cancer prevention and control among Nanjing residents is 80.18%,achieving the target value of 70.00%of the"core knowledge awareness rate of cancer preven-tion"in the"Healthy China Action(2019-2030)"in 2022,but for certain populations the cancer prevention-related health education should to be enhanced.
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