沙特阿拉伯对头颈癌的认知。一项基于问卷调查的研究。

Awareness of head and neck cancers in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire based study.

机构信息

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.

出版信息

Saudi Med J. 2020 Apr;41(4):400-405. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.4.24990.

DOI:10.15537/smj.2020.4.24990

PMID:32291427

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7841606/

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

To address the gap in knowledge by providing data and analyses of the status of awareness among Saudi adults.

METHODS

This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out in Saudi Arabia from August 2018 to August 2019 through social media platforms using SurveyMonkey. The domains of the questionnaire included demographic information, knowledge of types and symptoms of head and neck cancers (HNCs), and the relation of HNCs to human papillomavirus (HPV) and its vaccine.

RESULTS

A total of 3171 respondents completed the questionnaire. The analysis revealed that many of the study respondents (49.3%) were not knowledgeable about HNCs. Almost two-thirds (61.2%) of the study population incorrectly believed that brain cancer was included in HNCs. Over half (57.8%) did not recognize headaches as a symptom. In terms of the risk factors, males showed higher awareness of tobacco and excessive alcohol as risk factors, while females were more knowledgeable about HPV infection (p less than 0.05).

CONCLUSION

This study revealed that there is a lack of knowledge and awareness of the clinical features of and risk factors for HNCs among the Saudi population.

摘要

目的

通过提供沙特成年人对该疾病的认知现状的数据和分析，弥补知识空白。

方法

本横断面问卷调查研究于 2018 年 8 月至 2019 年 8 月在沙特阿拉伯通过社交媒体平台使用 SurveyMonkey 进行。问卷的内容包括人口统计学信息、头颈部癌症（HNC）的类型和症状的知识，以及 HNC 与人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）及其疫苗的关系。

结果

共有 3171 名受访者完成了问卷。分析显示，许多研究参与者（49.3%）对 HNC 并不了解。近三分之二（61.2%）的研究对象错误地认为脑癌也属于 HNC。超过一半（57.8%）人不知道头痛是一种症状。在危险因素方面，男性对烟草和过量饮酒作为危险因素的认识程度较高，而女性对 HPV 感染的了解则更多（p 值均<0.05）。