Table 5 The level of knowledge of cancer symptoms and signs between adolescents vs adults and between females vs males
From: Knowledge level of cancer symptoms and risk factors in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Knowledge level | Recall | Recognition | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 2886) n (%) | Adolescents vs Adults | Females vs Males | Total (n = 2886) n (%) | Adolescents vs Adults | Females vs Males | |||||||||
Adolescents (n = 1457) n (%) | Adults (n = 1429) n (%) | p value | Females (n = 1483) n (%) | Males (n = 1403) n (%) | p value | Adolescents (n = 1457) n (%) | Adults (n = 1429) n (%) | p value | Females (n = 1483) n (%) | Males (n = 1403) n (%) | p value | |||
Poor | 2729 (94.6) | 1385 (95.1) | 1344 (94.1) | 0.23 | 1397 (94.2) | 1332 (94.9) | 0.38 | 845 (29.3) | 449 (30.8) | 396 (27.7) | < 0.001 | 402 (27.1) | 443 (31.6) | 0.031 |
Fair | 157 (5.4) | 72 (4.9) | 85 (5.9) | 86 (5.8) | 71 (5.1) | 1694 (58.7) | 938 (64.4) | 756 (52.9) | 896 (60.4) | 798 (56.9) | ||||
Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347 (12.0) | 70 (4.8) | 277 (19.4) | 185 (12.5) | 162 (11.5) | ||||