评估尼日利亚奥耶埃基蒂联邦大学女学生对乳腺癌预防的营养相关知识、态度和实践。

Assessing nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards breast cancer prevention among female students at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.

机构信息

Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Oye, Nigeria.

出版信息

J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. 2024 Jun 3;36(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s43046-024-00226-2.

DOI:10.1186/s43046-024-00226-2

PMID:38825656

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Breast cancer remains a complex disease and leading cause of cancer-related death in Nigerian women. Recently, the role of nutrition has been highlighted in the etiology of breast cancer.

METHODS

The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and practices of female university students. We also investigated the correlation between their demographic characteristics and their knowledge and attitudes of the survey participants. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among female students at the Federal University of Oye (FUOYE), Nigeria. Participants completed self-administered questionnaires designed to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning cancer prevention. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20, and significance was set at p < 0.05.

RESULTS

Out of the 402 students who received the questionnaire, 300 completed it. The average age of the participants was 21.26 years with a standard deviation of 2.68. There was generally limited knowledge regarding breast cancer risk factors, with 45% of participants citing family history as the most recognized risk factor. Overall, knowledge level was influenced by the participants' permanent place of residence and course of study. Attitudes towards the impact of maternal and paternal nutrition on breast cancer prevention were notably low. Additionally, less than half of the participants demonstrated good dietary practices.

CONCLUSION

This study revealed low levels of nutrition-related knowledge concerning cancer prevention, accompanied by poor dietary habits among the participants. These results suggest a possible link between inadequate knowledge about breast cancer prevention and the observed poor dietary practices among the participants. The frequent consumption of unhealthy foods among the participants may be a pointer to higher risk of breast cancer in the future, emphasizing a need for health education targeted at this group.

摘要

背景

乳腺癌仍然是一种复杂的疾病，也是导致尼日利亚女性癌症相关死亡的主要原因。最近，营养在乳腺癌的病因学中的作用已得到强调。

方法

本研究旨在评估女大学生的营养相关知识、态度和实践。我们还调查了她们的人口统计学特征与调查参与者的知识和态度之间的相关性。在尼日利亚联邦奥约大学（FUOYE）进行了一项描述性横断面研究，研究对象为女学生。参与者完成了自我管理的问卷，旨在评估他们对癌症预防的知识、态度和实践。使用 SPSS 20 进行统计分析，显著性水平设置为 p < 0.05。

结果

在收到问卷的 402 名学生中，有 300 名完成了问卷。参与者的平均年龄为 21.26 岁，标准差为 2.68。对于乳腺癌的危险因素，普遍缺乏认识，45%的参与者认为家族史是最被认可的危险因素。总的来说，参与者的常住地和学习课程影响了他们的知识水平。对母婴营养对乳腺癌预防影响的态度明显较低。此外，不到一半的参与者表现出良好的饮食实践。