Table 4.
Knowledge about cancer risk factors separated by sex
| Male | Female | Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1090) | (n = 1658) | (n = 2748) | ||
| 1. Tobacco smoking increases the risk of developing pharynx cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 933 (85.6) | 1397 (84.3) | 2330 (84.8) | 0.34 |
| False (n, %) | 157 (14.4) | 261 (15.7) | 418 (15.2) | |
| 2. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of esophagus cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 634 (58.2) | 997 (60.1) | 1631 (59.4) | 0.3 |
| False (n, %) | 456 (41.8) | 661 (39.9) | 1117 (40.6) | |
| 3. Helicobacter pylori infection increases the risk of stomach cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 372 (34.1) | 515 (31.1) | 887 (32.3) | 0.09 |
| False (n, %) | 718 (65.9) | 1143 (68.9) | 1861 (67.7) | |
| 4. Physical activity increases the risk of colon cancer. | ||||
| True (n, %) | 186 (17.1) | 284 (17.1) | 470 (17.1) | 0.97 |
| False (n, %) | 903 (82.9) | 1373 (82.9) | 2276 (82.9) | |
| 5. Obesity increases the risk of colon cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 531 (48.7) | 727 (43.9) | 1258 (45.8) | 0.01 |
| False (n, %) | 559 (51.3) | 930 (56.1) | 1489 (54.2) | |
| 6. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases the risk of liver cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 564 (51.7) | 811 (48.9) | 1375 (50.1) | 0.15 |
| False (n, %) | 526 (48.3) | 846 (51.1) | 1372 (49.9) | |
| 7.Estrogen–progestogen menopausal therapy decreases the risk of breast cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 687 (63) | 975 (58.9) | 1662 (60.5) | 0.02 |
| False (n, %) | 403 (37) | 681 (41.1) | 1084 (39.5) | |
| 8. Solar radiation decreases the risk of skin cancer | ||||
| True (n, %) | 262 (24) | 327 (19.7) | 589 (21.4) | 0.007 |
| False (n, %) | 828 (76) | 1331 (80.3) | 2159 (78.6) | |
| 9. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection increases the risk of endometrium cancer. | ||||
| True (n, %) | 891 (81.8) | 1269 (76.6) | 2160 (78.7) | 0.001 |
| False (n, %) | 198 (18.2) | 388 (23.4) | 586 (21.3) |