Awareness of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general public in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the knowledge of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general population in China.

Setting

Hunan province, China PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged older than 18 years were recruited using a cluster sampling method.

Design

A cross-sectional study, and a pretested structured questionnaire was used to assess participants' awareness of gastric cancer.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Knowledge level of risk factors and warning symptoms of gastric cancer, gastric cancer screening attitude, sociodemographic factors associated with gastric cancer knowledge and screening behaviour.

Results

This study comprised 1200 participants with a mean age of 40.31 (SD 16.73) years,

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661546 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature