Table 3.
Knowledge about cancer risk factors among the Japanese and Vietnamese students
| Japanese students | Vietnamese students | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 394) | (n = 2354) | (n = 2748) | ||
| 1. Tobacco smoking increases the risk of developing pharynx cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 377 (95.7) | 1953 (83) | 2330 (84.8) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 17 (4.3) | 401 (17) | 418 (15.2) | |
| 2. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of esophagus cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 328 (83.2) | 1303 (55.4) | 1631 (59.4) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 66 (16.8) | 1051 (44.6) | 1117 (40.6) | |
| 3. Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk of gastric cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 316 (80.2) | 571 (24.3) | 887 (32.3) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 78 (19.8) | 1783 (75.7) | 1861 (67.7) | |
| 4. Physical activity increases the risk of colon cancer. | ||||
| True (n, %) | 33 (8.4) | 437 (18.6) | 470 (17.1) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 359 (91.6) | 1917 (81.4) | 2276 (82.9) | |
| 5. Obesity increases the risk of colon cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 337 (85.8) | 921 (39.1) | 1258 (45.8) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 56 (14.2) | 1433 (60.9) | 1489 (54.2) | |
| 6. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases the risk of liver cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 314 (79.9) | 1061 (45.1) | 1375 (50.1) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 79 (20.1) | 1293 (54.9) | 1372 (49.9) | |
| 7.Estrogen–progestogen menopausal therapy decreases the risk of breast cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 202 (51.5) | 1460 (62) | 1662 (60.5) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 190 (48.5) | 894 (38) | 1084 (39.5) | |
| 8. Solar radiation decreases the risk of skin cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 48 (12.2) | 541 (23) | 589 (21.4) | < 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 346 (87.8) | 1813 (77) | 2159 (78.6) | |
| 9. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection increases the risk of endometrium cancer. | ||||
| True (n, %) | 334 (85.2) | 1826 (77.6) | 2160 (78.7) | 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 58 (14.8) | 528 (22.4) | 586 (21.3) |