From: Knowledge level of cancer symptoms and risk factors in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Symptom/sign | Recall (n = 2886) | Recognition (n = 2886) | ||||||
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Female gender | Being adult | Female gender | Being adult | |||||
aAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | bAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | aAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | bAdjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Unexplained swelling/lump | 1.84 (1.58–2.14) | < 0.001 | 1.32 (1.13–1.53) | < 0.001 | 1.76 (1.48–2.10) | < 0.001 | 1.14 (0.96–1.36) | 0.14 |
Unexplained pain | 1.05 (0.87–1.27) | 0.61 | 0.71 (0.59–0.86) | < 0.001 | 1.17 (1.01–1.36) | 0.040 | 0.77 (0.66–0.89) | 0.001 |
Unexplained bleeding | 1.65 (1.21–2.24) | 0.001 | 1.49 (1.10–2.01) | 0.009 | 1.15 (0.98–1.34) | 0.08 | 1.15 (0.98–1.34) | 0.08 |
Persistent cough/ hoarseness | 1.05 (0.64–1.73) | 0.85 | 0.61 (0.36–1.01) | 0.06 | 1.06 (0.90–1.24) | 0.49 | 2.02 (1.72–2.37) | < 0.001 |
Persistent change in bowel habit | 0.93 (0.57–1.51) | 0.76 | 2.77 (1.60–4.79) | < 0.001 | 0.80 (0.67–0.96) | 0.016 | 3.57 (2.96–4.32) | < 0.001 |
Persistent difficulty swallowing | 1.02 (0.52–1.99) | 0.95 | 1.54 (0.78–3.04) | 0.22 | 1.10 (0.94–1.29) | 0.22 | 1.65 (1.41–1.93) | < 0.001 |
Non-healing ulcer | 1.64 (0.81–3.34) | 0.17 | 0.18 (0.07–0.46) | < 0.001 | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) | 0.49 | 1.15 (0.99–1.33) | 0.07 |
Unexplained weight loss | 1.17 (0.97–1.42) | 0.09 | 1.88 (1.56–2.27) | < 0.001 | 1.08 (0.92–1.27) | 0.33 | 1.17 (1.01–1.37) | 0.049 |