AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES IN CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMS

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 112 - 123, 30.06.2024

Gönül Yılmaz Dündar , Büşra Dağcı Günal

https://doi.org/10.33457/ijhsrp.1456101

Abstract

This study was planned to determine the awareness and participation of university employees in cancer screening programs. The sample of the descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of 223 university employees. An information form prepared in line with the literature was used for data collection to determine the demographic information of the participants, the perceived cancer risk of individuals, and their knowledge and participation in cancer screening programs. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square test were used in the data analysis and evaluation process. The significance level was accepted as p<0.05. 60.5% of the participants were male and the mean age was 38.86±8.54 years. 79.8% of the participants had heard about cancer screening programs, but only 15.2% had participated in screening programs. It was found that 34.7% of the participants had clinical breast examination and pap smear tests, and 19.6% had mammography. There is no statistically significant difference between age, marital status, educational status, tenure type, smoking and alcohol use status of university employees, and participation in cancer screening programs (p>0.05). Participation rates of female university employees in cancer screening programs were significantly higher than male employees (p<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between having a history of cancer in a first-degree relative and participation in screening (p<0.05). When the participants' perceived risk and participation rates in cancer screening programs were compared, no significant difference was found between perceived risk and participation rates (p>0.05). Although the rate of knowledge of cancer screening programs among university employees participating in the study was high, the rate of participation in screening was low. To implement screening programs effectively, initiatives to support and strengthen the participation of individuals in the programs are recommended.

Keywords

Cancer, screening programs, early diagnosis

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