Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Uilho Antonio
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Carvalho, Edmundo Mouod
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2781
Resumo: Several associations between cancer and some risk factors mainly concerning lifestyle, are well established. In view of the importance to convey this knowledge to the population for effective cancer prevention, this research was carried out to assess the level of information in a population in the countryside of Brazil. A survey by household interview was carried out in a probabilistic sample of four towns in order to obtain data on the knowledge of people about the association between tobacco, alcohol, certain types of food and sunlight, and the occurrence of cancer. The sample was obtained in a two phases process (blocks and houses) and every person older than 20 years was interviewed in the selected house. A total of 1084 persons were interviewed and their level of knowledge about the association between cancer and the risk factors was low (60% for tobacco, 45% for alcohol, 39% for certain foods and 67% for solar irradiation). This level increased with schooling and socioeconomic levei and decreased with age for people older than 60 years. This did not occur for alcohol, for which the trend went in the opposite direction regarding schooling and social class. The level of knowledge about these associations was higher for women. These data permitted us to identify population groups which could benefit from programs aimed to change their style of life.
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spelling Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in BrazilO Conhecimento da População sobre Prevenção do Câncer no BrasilConhecimento sobre o CâncerFatores de RiscoPrevenção de CâncerCancer KnowledgeRisk FactorsCancer PreventionSeveral associations between cancer and some risk factors mainly concerning lifestyle, are well established. In view of the importance to convey this knowledge to the population for effective cancer prevention, this research was carried out to assess the level of information in a population in the countryside of Brazil. A survey by household interview was carried out in a probabilistic sample of four towns in order to obtain data on the knowledge of people about the association between tobacco, alcohol, certain types of food and sunlight, and the occurrence of cancer. The sample was obtained in a two phases process (blocks and houses) and every person older than 20 years was interviewed in the selected house. A total of 1084 persons were interviewed and their level of knowledge about the association between cancer and the risk factors was low (60% for tobacco, 45% for alcohol, 39% for certain foods and 67% for solar irradiation). This level increased with schooling and socioeconomic levei and decreased with age for people older than 60 years. This did not occur for alcohol, for which the trend went in the opposite direction regarding schooling and social class. The level of knowledge about these associations was higher for women. These data permitted us to identify population groups which could benefit from programs aimed to change their style of life.Várias associações entre o câncer e alguns dos fatores que o causam, especialmente os relacionados ao estilo de vida, são bem conhecidos do meio científico. Em vista da importância de se transmitir este conhecimento à população, visando uma prevenção eficiente do câncer, conduziu-se esta pesquisa para avaliar o nível de informação da população de uma área rural do Brasil. Uma inquérito, sob a forma de entrevista domiciliar, foi feito por uma amostragem probabilística em quatro cidades, para se obter dados relativos ao conhecimento das pessoas sobre a associação entre tabaco, álcool, certos tipos de alimentos, luz do sol e a ocorrência de câncer. A amostragem foi obtida por um processo de duas fases (quarteirões e casas) e todas as pessoas acima de 20 anos moradoras em uma casa selecionada eram entrevistadas. Foram entrevistadas 1084 pessoas, e o seu nível de conhecimento sobre a associação entre câncer e fatores de risco foi baixo (60% para tabaco, 45% for álcool, 39% for certos tipos de alimentos e 67% para radiação solar). Este nível aumentou conforme o nível educacional e socioeconômico, e reduziu com a idade, para pessoas acima de 60 anos. Isto não ocorreu quanto ao álcool, para o qual a tendência foi na direção oposta quanto ao nível educacional d de classe social. O nível de conhecimento sobre essas associações foi maior em mulheres. Esses dados permitiram que identificássemos grupos populacionais que poderiam se beneficiar de programas voltados para a mudança do seu estilo de vida.INCA2022-09-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigos, Avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/278110.32635/2176-9745.RBC.1999v45n3.2781Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 45 No. 3 (1999): July/Aug./Sept.; 29-37Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 45 Núm. 3 (1999): jul./ago./sept.; 29-37Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; v. 45 n. 3 (1999): jul./ago./set.; 29-372176-9745reponame:Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)instname:Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)instacron:INCAporhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2781/1658https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGomes, Uilho AntonioCarvalho, Edmundo Mouod2023-01-18T15:15:10Zoai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/2781Revistahttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revistaPUBhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/oairbc@inca.gov.br0034-71162176-9745opendoar:2023-01-18T15:15:10Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) - Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
O Conhecimento da População sobre Prevenção do Câncer no Brasil
title Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
spellingShingle Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
Gomes, Uilho Antonio
Conhecimento sobre o Câncer
Fatores de Risco
Prevenção de Câncer
Cancer Knowledge
Risk Factors
Cancer Prevention
title_short Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
title_full Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
title_fullStr Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
title_sort Knowledge of People about Câncer Prevention in Brazil
author Gomes, Uilho Antonio
author_facet Gomes, Uilho Antonio
Carvalho, Edmundo Mouod
author_role author
author2 Carvalho, Edmundo Mouod
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gomes, Uilho Antonio
Carvalho, Edmundo Mouod
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Conhecimento sobre o Câncer
Fatores de Risco
Prevenção de Câncer
Cancer Knowledge
Risk Factors
Cancer Prevention
topic Conhecimento sobre o Câncer
Fatores de Risco
Prevenção de Câncer
Cancer Knowledge
Risk Factors
Cancer Prevention
description Several associations between cancer and some risk factors mainly concerning lifestyle, are well established. In view of the importance to convey this knowledge to the population for effective cancer prevention, this research was carried out to assess the level of information in a population in the countryside of Brazil. A survey by household interview was carried out in a probabilistic sample of four towns in order to obtain data on the knowledge of people about the association between tobacco, alcohol, certain types of food and sunlight, and the occurrence of cancer. The sample was obtained in a two phases process (blocks and houses) and every person older than 20 years was interviewed in the selected house. A total of 1084 persons were interviewed and their level of knowledge about the association between cancer and the risk factors was low (60% for tobacco, 45% for alcohol, 39% for certain foods and 67% for solar irradiation). This level increased with schooling and socioeconomic levei and decreased with age for people older than 60 years. This did not occur for alcohol, for which the trend went in the opposite direction regarding schooling and social class. The level of knowledge about these associations was higher for women. These data permitted us to identify population groups which could benefit from programs aimed to change their style of life.
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