Awareness of health sciences students about colorectal cancer risk factors

dc.authoridZengin, Neriman/0000-0002-1045-7288|Ustundag, Hulya/0000-0001-6119-8573
dc.authorwosidGül, Asiye/AAC-6449-2020
dc.authorwosidUstundag, Hulya/AGF-6630-2022
dc.authorwosidZengin, Neriman/A-2992-2019
dc.contributor.authorUstundag, Hulya
dc.contributor.authorZengin, Neriman
dc.contributor.authorAndsoy, Isil Isik
dc.contributor.authorGul, Asiye
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:47:29Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:47:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective This descriptive study was conducted in order to determine the risk factors, symptoms and awareness of health sciences students with regards to colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods This study included 1,028 health science students from two different universities. Data for this study were collected via a questionnaire form that included questions about CRC risk factors, protective approaches and symptoms. Frequencies, percentages and averages of the data were assessed with Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results The most frequent risk factors of the students (mean age: 21.25 years) were smoking (90.5%), excessive alcohol consumption (87.4%), family history of cancer (84.2%) and obesity (82.6%), while the most common protective approaches were smoking cessation, avoiding alcohol, regular physical activity and a low-fat diet. There was a significant difference in the CRC awareness of students in terms of gender, the department and grade level at which they were studying, and having a family history of cancer. Conclusion Results of this study revealed that students had a sufficient awareness about risk factors and what they could do to diminish their risk, but their knowledge about CRC symptoms was less than expected. We believe that health sciences students should be given more education on CRC symptoms.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ecc.13016
dc.identifier.issn0961-5423
dc.identifier.issn1365-2354
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30809887en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85062345446en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13016
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7818
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000468627900008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Cancer Careen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAwareness Of Risk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectBowel Canceren_US
dc.subjectColorectal Canceren_US
dc.subjectHealth Sciences Studentsen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectBreasten_US
dc.titleAwareness of health sciences students about colorectal cancer risk factorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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