期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：7
页码：12001
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2016.0507001
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Cancer is a well discussed word in medical community as well as the public in the world. Theoccurrence of cancer is increasing in Bangladesh. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the risk factors that influencecancer occurrence relating to cancer awareness in health. The purpose of this study was to show the relationship of riskfactors with cancer awareness amongst students of Southeast University and identify the influential factors responsiblefor body grading. University students were selected for completing a cancer awareness questionnaire form. Most of thestudents are within the age range of 18-29 years. All 181 students participating at a cancer awareness seminar atSoutheast University Bangladesh were requested to fill up a Health History Questionnaire form of the students beforethe cancer awareness seminar. The study used bivariate analysis considering four risk factors as covariates. Frequencyof departments/discipline with gender was calculated. Relationship was explored for awareness of cancer symptoms,smoking status, number of meals per day, and body structure. Also, distribution of respondents by awareness of cancersymptoms and few possible variables (sex, living place, cancer sufferer family members) were conducted. Bivariateanalysis was performed for distribution of the respondents by their graded body structure. Physical exercise, medicalcheckup, living place, smoking status was taken as influential factors. This analysis calculated that about 9.9% studentswere entirely aware of cancer symptoms, the largest part, 60.2% were concerned slightly with its symptoms and the restpart didn’t have any idea regarding its symptoms. Also bivariate analyses of aware of cancer symptoms and otherpotential factors were performed. An attempt was taken to identify the significant variables responsible for their bodystructure, resulted in no significant correlation between any of the variables for cancer awareness. The results of thisstudy showed the overall cancer awareness within the student community in undergraduate settings and developed thesense of cancer symptoms at very preliminary level. It also presented the importance of keeping body fit with asuggestion of avoiding carcinogenic substances.
关键词：Risk factors; Cancer awareness; Food habits; Smoking status; Bivariate
