Open AccessAwareness regarding risk factors and determinants of cancers among Bahir Dar city residents, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Getasew Mulat Bantie,
Amare Alamirew Aynie,
Yared Mulu Gelaw,
Ayele Semachew Kasa,
Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu,
Koku Sisay Tamirat,
Gebiyaw Wudie Tsegaye,
Gizachew Tadesse Wassie,
Tigabu Birhan Kassa,
Amanuel Addisu Dessie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0248520
Subject(s) - odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , logistic regression , environmental health , cancer , cross sectional study , demography , odds , gerontology , pathology , sociology
Background Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Knowing the cancer risk factors could help the policy-makers to design appropriate preventive and control strategies. Objective To investigate the awareness regarding risk factors and determinants of cancers among Bahir Dar city residents, northwest, 2019 Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed. A systematic random sampling technique was carried out to select 845 study participants from May 1 to June 30, 2019. A validated structured cancer awareness measuring tool was used to collect the data. The data were entered into the Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. A simple logistic regression was run, and AOR (adjusted odds ratio) at a 95% confidence interval was used to identify the determinants of awareness regarding risk factors of cancers. Results Nearly twenty percent of the respondents had a good awareness regarding risk factors of cancers. An orthodox Christian (AOR = 3. 2; 95%CI: 1.8, 5.6), college graduated (AOR = 2. 3; 95%CI:1.1, 4.9), a family member with cancer (AOR = 2. 0; 95%CI: 1.3, 3.3), and living in a rental house (AOR = 0. 6; 95%CI: 0.4, 0.9) were significantly associated with awareness regarding risk factors of cancers. Conclusion The study revealed that awareness regarding risk factors of cancers was very low in the study area. Being Orthodox Christian, college graduated, a family member with cancer, and living in the rental house were the determinants of awareness regarding risk factors of cancers.