Open Access<p>Information Seeking Behavior About Cancer and Associated Factors Among University Students, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Adugna Gedefaw,
Tesfahun Melese Yilma,
Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s259849
Subject(s) - information seeking , cross sectional study , medicine , cancer , logistic regression , information seeking behavior , descriptive statistics , stratified sampling , family medicine , gerontology , demography , environmental health , psychology , pathology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , library science , computer science
Cancer is among the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years, putting a tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on individuals, families, and health systems. Many health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are least prepared to manage this burden, and a large number of individuals do not have access to quality cancer-related information to prevent and manage cancer. Understanding the information seeking behavior of individuals, especially university students who are more likely to seek health information than other people, can be seen as an opportunity to provide resources to improve lifestyle or prevent possible health-threatening behaviors of individuals.