— |
n |
% |
n |
% |
Internet and social media |
Yes |
28 |
57.10 |
53 |
57.60 |
No |
21 |
42.90 |
39 |
42.40 |
Media (ie, television, radio) |
Yes |
18 |
36.70 |
35 |
38.00 |
No |
31 |
63.30 |
57 |
62.00 |
Friends and peers |
Yes |
11 |
22.40 |
28 |
30.40 |
No |
38 |
77.60 |
64 |
69.60 |
Relatives |
Yes |
2 |
4.10 |
23 |
25.00 |
No |
47 |
95.90 |
69 |
75.00 |
Newspaper |
Yes |
3 |
6.10 |
10 |
10.90 |
|
No |
46 |
93.90 |
82 |
89.10 |
Healthcare workers or professionals |
Yes |
14 |
28.60 |
40 |
43.50 |
No |
35 |
71.40 |
52 |
56.50 |
Never received cancer information |
Yes |
3 |
6.10 |
9 |
9.80 |
No |
46 |
93.90 |
83 |
90.20 |
Able to list 3 cancers that are most frequently found in these age groups |
Yes |
21 |
42.90 |
54 |
59.30 |
No |
28 |
57.10 |
37 |
40.70 |
Able to name 3 places that offer health screening for AYAs |
Yes |
13 |
26.50 |
38 |
41.80 |
No |
36 |
73.50 |
53 |
58.20 |
Able to mention 3 places that offer cancer screenings for AYAs |
Yes |
11 |
22.40 |
29 |
31.90 |
No |
38 |
77.60 |
62 |
68.10 |
Is cancer a preventable chronic disease? |
Yes |
21 |
42.90 |
54 |
60.00 |
No |
28 |
57.10 |
36 |
40.00 |
Is cervical cancer a preventable chronic disease? |
Yes |
14 |
28.60 |
43 |
47.30 |
No |
35 |
71.40 |
48 |
52.70 |
Is lung cancer a preventable chronic disease? |
Yes |
36 |
73.50 |
53 |
58.90 |
No |
13 |
26.50 |
37 |
41.10 |
Do you know somebody with cancer? |
Yes |
26 |
53.10 |
43 |
46.70 |
No |
21 |
42.90 |
46 |
50.00 |
don’t know |
2 |
4.10 |
3 |
3.30 |
Does cancer risk run in family? |
Yes |
12 |
24.50 |
29 |
31.90 |
No |
22 |
44.90 |
34 |
37.40 |
don’t know |
15 |
30.60 |
28 |
30.80 |
Is it possible for you to develop any type of cancer? |
Yes |
15 |
30.60 |
17 |
18.70 |
No |
17 |
34.70 |
28 |
30.80 |
don’t know |
17 |
34.70 |
46 |
50.50 |
Have you ever asked your doctor to perform a screening to know your status and ways to prevent any type of cancer? |
Yes |
3 |
6.10 |
24 |
26.40 |
No |
46 |
93.90 |
67 |
73.60 |
Do you practice any healthy behavior in order to prevent cancer? |
Yes |
33 |
67.30 |
48 |
52.70 |
No |
16 |
32.70 |
43 |
47.30 |
Have you ever participated in an early cancer prevention program? |
Yes |
0 |
.00 |
6 |
6.60 |
No |
49 |
100.00 |
85 |
93.40 |
Has a doctor or professional ever talked with you about preventing cancer? |
Yes |
8 |
16.30 |
31 |
33.70 |
No |
41 |
83.70 |
61 |
66.30 |
Has a doctor or other professional ever talked with you about physical activity? |
Yes |
30 |
61.20 |
69 |
75.00 |
No |
19 |
38.80 |
23 |
25.00 |
Has a doctor or other professional ever talked with you about drinking alcohol or using drugs? |
Yes |
28 |
58.30 |
60 |
65.20 |
No |
20 |
41.70 |
32 |
34.80 |
Has a doctor or other professional ever talked with you about smoking? |
Yes |
29 |
60.40 |
62 |
67.40 |
No |
19 |
39.60 |
30 |
32.60 |
Which of the following best describes you presently? |
Actively doing things to prevent cancer |
33 |
67.30 |
64 |
69.60 |
Not doing anything to prevent cancer |
16 |
32.70 |
27 |
29.30 |
From 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest) how do you grade your health status? |
1 |
0 |
.00 |
1 |
1.10 |
3 |
1 |
2.00 |
2 |
2.20 |
4 |
0 |
.00 |
2 |
2.20 |
5 |
3 |
6.10 |
5 |
5.40 |
6 |
4 |
8.20 |
10 |
10.90 |
7 |
12 |
24.50 |
6 |
6.50 |
8 |
16 |
32.70 |
36 |
39.10 |
9 |
7 |
14.30 |
17 |
18.50 |
10 |
6 |
12.20 |
13 |
14.10 |
Would you use digital and social media to learn about cancer? |
Yes |
44 |
89.80 |
80 |
87.00 |
No |
5 |
10.20 |
12 |
13.00 |
Do you think it is important to develop programs for AYAs that improve cancer education and prevention? |
Yes |
48 |
98.00 |
84 |
93.30 |
No |
1 |
2.00 |
6 |
6.70 |
If you learned about cancer prevention, would you teach to others? |
Yes |
45 |
91.80 |
86 |
95.60 |
No |
4 |
8.20 |
4 |
4.40 |
Would you do any volunteer service or raise funds to support someone with cancer? |
Yes |
45 |
91.80 |
72 |
80.00 |
No |
4 |
8.20 |
18 |
20.00 |
Do you think that with COVID-19, doctors are screening or testing for cancer? |
Yes |
41 |
83.70 |
61 |
67.00 |
No |
8 |
16.30 |
30 |
33.00 |
Since COVID-19, do you think that health care professionals are educating on cancer? |
Yes |
41 |
85.40 |
63 |
69.20 |
No |
7 |
14.60 |
28 |
30.80 |
Do you think that with COVID-19 doctors continue providing cancer care? |
Yes |
43 |
91.50 |
78 |
85.70 |
No |
0 |
.00 |
0 |
.00 |