1.A Cross-sectional Study of Ovarian Cancer Knowledge and Its Determinants among Female Employees in a Public University, Malaysia
Najat Milad ELMAHDI ; Latiffah A LATIFF ; Mehrnoosh AKHTARI-ZAVARE ; Maimunah ISMAIL ; Rosliza Abdul MANAF ; Azrin Shah Bin Abu Bakar
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017;13(3):71-79
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Introduction: Ovarian cancer is recognizable as the fourth leading cancer in Malaysia. Knowledge on ovarian cancer is  low  among  Malaysian  women,  which  may  affect  their  interpretation  of  early  symptoms  and  delay  presentation  of  ovarian  cancer  cases.  The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  determine  the  level  of  ovarian  cancer  knowledge  and  its  determinants among female nonacademic staff in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. Methods: Across- sectional study was designed to collect the data from 366 participants via a validated self-administered questionnaire, from April to July 2015. Results: The mean age of participants was 34 ± 7.89. Most of the sample was Malay (96.4%), married (61.5%). A total of 51.4% of respondents reported low knowledge level. Knowledge of ovarian cancer was significantly associated with marital status (p<0.001), age (p=0.03), interest to know about ovarian cancer (p<0.001) and level of education (p= 0.02)   . Participant’ age and having heard or read about ovarian cancer were predictors to low knowledge, with the odds ratios of (OR=1.031, 95% CI= 1.002-1.061, P=0.03) and (OR=0.549, 95% CI= 0.356-0.846, P < 0.00) respectively. Conclusion: Our findings showed that more than half of female nonacademic staff in UPM was not well knowledgeable about ovarian cancer, which needs an educational intervention to improve knowledge among this group.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            
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