Factors Influencing the Level of Knowledge in Identifying Warning Signs of Cancer

Cancer can be defined as an uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cell in human body and it can be diagnosed in all level of age, races and also both genders. High level of awareness and adequate knowledge of warning signs of cancer might have great impact in surviving the disease. A cross-sectiona...

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Published in:Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Main Author: Ismail I.; Abd Razak N.F.; Jamalul J.; Abdullah N.A.I.; Ramle N.S.H.
Format: Conference paper
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2020
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Ismail I.; Abd Razak N.F.; Jamalul J.; Abdullah N.A.I.; Ramle N.S.H.
Factors Influencing the Level of Knowledge in Identifying Warning Signs of Cancer
2020
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
1496
1
10.1088/1742-6596/1496/1/012007
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086725323&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f1496%2f1%2f012007&partnerID=40&md5=34fdce05bc32098ce5c5a725de6ce9bf
Cancer can be defined as an uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cell in human body and it can be diagnosed in all level of age, races and also both genders. High level of awareness and adequate knowledge of warning signs of cancer might have great impact in surviving the disease. A cross-sectional study was done to determine the level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer among students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kota Bharu Campus and to examine the factors that contribute significantly to the level of knowledge. There are 9 independent variables involved in this study; gender, CGPA, father's education level, mother's education level, family's monthly income, health insurance status, family history of having cancer, BM, and age. The dependent variable in this study is level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer where it is categorized into 0 and 1; 0 denoting low knowledge and 1 denoting high knowledge. The finding shows that most of the respondents have low level of knowledge (84.9%). Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants of level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer. Overall, there were two significant variables (family monthly income and family history of having cancer) found in logistic regression analysis. There are several recommendations highlighted in this study such as the strategies to communicate the warning signs of cancer to the public. © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Institute of Physics Publishing
17426588
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Conference paper
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author Ismail I.; Abd Razak N.F.; Jamalul J.; Abdullah N.A.I.; Ramle N.S.H.
spellingShingle Ismail I.; Abd Razak N.F.; Jamalul J.; Abdullah N.A.I.; Ramle N.S.H.
Factors Influencing the Level of Knowledge in Identifying Warning Signs of Cancer
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title Factors Influencing the Level of Knowledge in Identifying Warning Signs of Cancer
title_short Factors Influencing the Level of Knowledge in Identifying Warning Signs of Cancer
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description Cancer can be defined as an uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cell in human body and it can be diagnosed in all level of age, races and also both genders. High level of awareness and adequate knowledge of warning signs of cancer might have great impact in surviving the disease. A cross-sectional study was done to determine the level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer among students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kota Bharu Campus and to examine the factors that contribute significantly to the level of knowledge. There are 9 independent variables involved in this study; gender, CGPA, father's education level, mother's education level, family's monthly income, health insurance status, family history of having cancer, BM, and age. The dependent variable in this study is level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer where it is categorized into 0 and 1; 0 denoting low knowledge and 1 denoting high knowledge. The finding shows that most of the respondents have low level of knowledge (84.9%). Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants of level of knowledge in identifying warning signs of cancer. Overall, there were two significant variables (family monthly income and family history of having cancer) found in logistic regression analysis. There are several recommendations highlighted in this study such as the strategies to communicate the warning signs of cancer to the public. © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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