18-65 Yaş Arası Bireylerin Kanser Damgalama Durumlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada amaç, 18-65 yaş arası sağlıklı erişkin bireylerin kansere yönelik tutumlarının değerlendirilmesidir. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki araştırma Nisan-Mayıs 2023 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin batısında yer alan bir ilde yaşayan, 18-65 yaş arası 390 sağlıklı erişkin birey ile yürütüldü. Araştırma verileri, kişisel bilgi formu ve kansere ilişkin tutumları ölçme anketi ile toplandı. Verilerin analizinde nonparametrik testler kullanıldı. Araştırmaya katılanların yaş ortalaması 29.59±9.56 , %74.6’sı kadın, %57.7’si bekar ve %54.4’ü lisans mezunu olarak saptandı. Kansere ilişkin tutumları ölçme anketi toplam puan ortalaması 1.65±0.45 olarak bulundu. Cinsiyet, çalışma durumu, meslek, arkadaşta kanser öyküsü varlığı, kanserin önlenebilme ve tedavi edilebilme düşüncesinin kansere ilişkin tutumlarını etkilediği belirlendi. Araştırma bulguları, 18-65 yaş arası sağlıklı erişkin bireylerin kansere yönelik olumlu tutumlara sahip olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

• kanser
• damgalam
• tutum

Evaluation of Cancer Stigma of Individuals aged 18-65: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes of healthy adult individuals between the ages of 18-65 towards cancer. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 390 healthy adult individuals aged 18-65 years, living in a province in the west of Turkey, between April and May 2023. The study data were collected with a personal information form and a questionnaire to measure attitudes towards cancer. Nonparametric tests were used in the analysis of the data. The mean age of the participants in the study was 29.59±9.56, 74.6% were female, 57.7% were single and 54.4% were undergraduates. The mean score of the questionnaire to measure attitudes towards cancer was found to be 1.65±0.45. It was determined that gender, employment status, job, the presence of cancer history in a friend, and the idea of being able to prevent and treat cancer affected their attitudes towards cancer. This study findings showed that healthy adult individuals between the ages of 18-65 have positive attitudes towards cancer.

Keywords

• cancer
• stigma
• attitude

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