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. 2022 May 3;59:00469580221098754. doi: 10.1177/00469580221098754

Table 2.

Response Frequencies on Main Question Items by Gender.

Male Female
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