Table 5.
Association of previous experience of cancer and knowledge score on warning signs and risk factors (N = 2379)
| |
Warning signs |
Risk factors |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% confidence interval) | Analysis of variance (ANOVA) | Mean (95% confidence interval) | Analysis of variance (ANOVA) | |
|
Having cancer in self/spouse/close family |
|
|
|
|
| Yes (n = 2076) |
3.71 (3.37 – 4.06) |
F (27.16) |
3.38 (3.24 – 3.52) |
F (18.36) |
| No (n = 303) |
2.77 (2.64 – 2.90) |
<0.001 |
4.22 (3.87 – 4.56) |
< 0.001 |
|
Having cancer in other family member |
|
|
|
|
| Yes (n = 2201) |
3.62 (3.19 – 4.05) |
F (11.86) |
4.19 (3.76 – 4.61) |
F (9.31) |
| No (n = 178) |
2.83 (2.71 – 2.95) |
< 0.001 |
3.43 (3.30 – 3.50) |
< 0.01 |
|
Having cancer in friends |
|
|
|
|
| Yes (n = 2024) |
4.05 (3.73 – 4.36) |
F (65.16) |
4.63 (4.32 – 4.94) |
F (54.96) |
| No (n = 355) | 2.69 (2.56 – 2.81) | <0.001 | 3.29 (3.15 – 3.43) | < 0.001 |