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. 2023 May 28;15(5):e39589. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39589

Table 5. Participants’ knowledge about symptoms of gastric cancer.

SD: Strongly disagree, D; disagree, N: Neutral, A: agree, SA: Strongly agree

Statements SD D N A SA Mean Std. Deviation
Gastrointestinal Bleeding is one of the warning symptoms 1 (0.2%) 21 (4.9%) 88 (20.7%) 171 (40.1%) 145 (34%) 4.03 0.875
Abdominal lump is one of the warning symptoms 2 (0.5%) 29 (6.8%) 97 (22.8%) 163 (38.3%) 135 (31.7%) 3.94 0.926
Weight Loss is one of the warning symptoms 3 (0.7%) 34 (8%) 92 (21.6%) 156 (36.6%) 141 (33.1%) 3.93 0.963
Recurrent nausea and vomiting is one of the warning symptoms 5 (1.2%) 38 (8.9%) 114 (26.8%) 167 (39.2%) 102 (23.9%) 3.76 0.956
Abdominal Pain is one of the warning symptoms 3 (0.7%) 58 (13.6%) 151 (35.4%) 123 (28.9%) 91 (21.4%) 3.57 0.995
Abdominal Fullness is one of the warning symptoms 14 (3.3%) 68 (16%) 154 (36.2%) 121 (28.4%) 69 (16.2%) 3.38 1.039