Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia

Objective: To determine the perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia. Methods: A cross sectional study using a simple random sampling was conducted among residents aged 18 years old and above (n=520) who had never been diagnosed with cancer, in selected households in...

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Main Authors:	Pasi, Hafizah, Md Isa, Zaleha, Shah, Shamsul Azhar
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP) 2018
Subjects:	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
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spelling	iium-623452018-03-06T02:24:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62345/ Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia Pasi, Hafizah Md Isa, Zaleha Shah, Shamsul Azhar RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Objective: To determine the perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia. Methods: A cross sectional study using a simple random sampling was conducted among residents aged 18 years old and above (n=520) who had never been diagnosed with cancer, in selected households in a suburban area of Pahang state in Malaysia. The study instruments were a validated questionnaire on risk perception, an automatic blood pressure monitor,a weighing scale and a measuring tape. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0 and the p value was taken at p <0.05 as significant. Result: This study revealed that only 5.0 percent individuals perceived they were at risk cancer, whilst the perceived severity was 41.3 percent. Multi variable analysis showed a significant association only for a family history of cancer (adjusted OR of 4.80; 95% CI = 1.45-15.82) (p=0.010) among thispopulation. Conclusion: The perceived risk of developing cancer in the selected suburban community of Pahang state in Malaysia is low as compared to that for other non-communicable diseases in this country, whilst the perceived severity was higher than for other diseases. Thus, considering the importance of correct perceptions for behavioral changes,more health education and promotion is needed to make the community better aware of the actual threat of cancer. Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP) 2018-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62345/1/APJCP_Volume%2019_Issue%202_Pages%20395-400.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62345/7/62345-Perceived%20risk%20of%20developing%20cancer%20in%20a%20suburban%20community%20in%20Malaysia-SCOPUS.pdf Pasi, Hafizah and Md Isa, Zaleha and Shah, Shamsul Azhar (2018) Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 19 (2). pp. 395-400. ISSN 1513-7368 E-ISSN 2476-762X http://journal.waocp.org/article_57165_b34919bd2c6dbd10132796efc32d29f0.pdf 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.2.395
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description	Objective: To determine the perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia. Methods: A cross sectional study using a simple random sampling was conducted among residents aged 18 years old and above (n=520) who had never been diagnosed with cancer, in selected households in a suburban area of Pahang state in Malaysia. The study instruments were a validated questionnaire on risk perception, an automatic blood pressure monitor,a weighing scale and a measuring tape. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0 and the p value was taken at p <0.05 as significant. Result: This study revealed that only 5.0 percent individuals perceived they were at risk cancer, whilst the perceived severity was 41.3 percent. Multi variable analysis showed a significant association only for a family history of cancer (adjusted OR of 4.80; 95% CI = 1.45-15.82) (p=0.010) among thispopulation. Conclusion: The perceived risk of developing cancer in the selected suburban community of Pahang state in Malaysia is low as compared to that for other non-communicable diseases in this country, whilst the perceived severity was higher than for other diseases. Thus, considering the importance of correct perceptions for behavioral changes,more health education and promotion is needed to make the community better aware of the actual threat of cancer.
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author	Pasi, Hafizah Md Isa, Zaleha Shah, Shamsul Azhar
author_facet	Pasi, Hafizah Md Isa, Zaleha Shah, Shamsul Azhar
author_sort	Pasi, Hafizah
title	Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia
title_short	Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia
title_full	Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia
title_sort	perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in malaysia
publisher	Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP)
publishDate	2018
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Perceived risk of developing cancer in a suburban community in Malaysia

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