[Analysis on the status quo of the awareness rate of core knowledge of cancer prevention and treatment and its influencing factors among residents in Liaoning Province in 2021].

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the status quo of the knowledge and related factors of cancer prevention and treatment among residents in Liaoning Province in 2021. Methods: From August to November 2021, through network sampling method, 17 474 permanent residents aged 15-69 years in Liaoning Province were surveyed. The WeChat public account was used to collect information such as demographic characteristics and core knowledge of cancer prevention and treatment. The Chi-square test was used to compare the difference of the level of the cancer prevention and treatment knowledge among different groups. The multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the related factors. Results: Among the 17 474 subjects, 43.1% (7 528) were male and 58.7% (10 262) were urban residents. The overall awareness rate was 72.3%, and the awareness rate of cancer cognition, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, cancer management and rehabilitation were 71.4%, 67.6%, 72.7%, 83.4% and 63.5%, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that the residents who were man (OR 0.850, 95%CI 0.781-0.925), in rural areas (OR 0.753, 95%CI 0.694-0.817), 55-59 years old (OR 0.851, 95%CI 0.751-0.963), quitters (OR 0.721, 95%CI 0.640-0.813) and smoker (OR 0.724, 95%CI 0.654-0.801) had lower awareness rates, while the residents who were 35-54 years old (OR 1.312, 95%CI 1.202-1.432), with an educational level of junior high school/senior high school/college degree or above (OR 1.834-5.130, 95%CI 1.575-6.047), technical personnel (OR 1.592, 95%CI 1.367-1.854), civil servant/institution staff (OR 1.282, 95%CI 1.094-1.503), enterprise/business/service staff (OR 1.218, 95%CI 1.071-1.385), retired (OR 1.324, 95%CI 1.114-1.573) and with family history of cancer (OR 1.369, 95%CI 1.266-1.481) had higher awareness rates. Conclusion: The level of the awareness of core knowledge of cancer prevention and treatment among residents in Liaoning Province has met the requirements of the Healthy China Action. Region, gender, education level, age, family history of cancer and smoking are relevant factors.