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 |