Kibria Sadaf, Firdaus Soofia, Srivastava Mahima, Sharma Sushant Kumar, Tanweer Md Khalid, Saini Tushar, Kibria Tauseef
Department of Pathology, Nalanda Medical College & Hospital, Patna, Bihar India.
Department of Microbiology College, Gouri Devi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Hospital Durgapur, West Bengal, India.
Bioinformation. 2024 Nov 30;20(11):1635-1640. doi: 10.6026/9732063002001635. eCollection 2024.
Health authorities can enhance the success of health screening programs and promotional campaigns by measuring the level of community awareness about cancer screening. Therefore, the primary purpose of this research was to evaluate the general population's understanding of cancer and its prevention in India. From January to June of 2023, a large-scale cross-sectional survey was conducted in India to gauge the general population's opinion on cancer screening. Researchers used a computerised, pre-structured questionnaire to collect data after reviewing the primary sources extensively. Digital surveying was used to disseminate the questionnaire, protecting the confidentiality and anonymity of all respondents. The Pearson chi-square test and the exact probability test were used to analyse the data in this study to uncover any underlying links in the study's sparse frequency distributions. The study's findings underscore the urgent need for increased education on cancer, cancer screening and risk reduction initiatives. Participants with chronic diseases and a cancer history in their families showed significantly higher levels of awareness, highlighting the potential for targeted education and screening programs to improve public health.
卫生当局可以通过衡量社区对癌症筛查的认知水平，来提高健康筛查项目和宣传活动的成功率。因此，本研究的主要目的是评估印度普通民众对癌症及其预防的了解程度。2023年1月至6月，在印度进行了一项大规模横断面调查，以了解普通民众对癌症筛查的看法。研究人员在广泛查阅主要资料来源后，使用计算机化的结构化问卷收集数据。采用数字调查方式发放问卷，保护所有受访者的保密性和匿名性。本研究使用Pearson卡方检验和精确概率检验来分析数据，以揭示研究中稀疏频率分布中的潜在联系。研究结果强调了加强癌症、癌症筛查和风险降低举措教育的迫切需求。患有慢性病且家族中有癌症病史的参与者表现出明显更高的认知水平，这凸显了有针对性的教育和筛查项目对改善公众健康的潜力。
