Eric A Kennedy, Drew A Filchner, Zane D Patterson, Heather M Olsen
Epidemiological Characteristics of School Playground Injuries
Clinical pediatrics
purpose study investigate effect presence visiting lecturerguided class childrens knowledge cancer prevention perceptions cancer patients conducting surveys cancer education classes local elementary schools pioneering cancer education implemented selfadministered questionnaire surveys 571 sixthgrade children nine elementary schools receiving cancer education tokyo metropolitan area september 2013 february 2014 surveys conducted twice classroom 1 week cancer education class 1 week questionnaire items included participants gender cancer prevention information perceptions cancer patients following description looks pitiful always depressed bedridden hospitalized excessive smoking drinking looks thin pale visible change despite cancer always bright cheerful children attended cancer education day completed pre posttest excluded analysis regardless whether visiting lecturerguided class provided possibility improving childrens knowledge cancer prevention demonstrated hand postclass surveys compared group visiting lecturerguided class group without significantly lower percentage persons selecting looks pitiful 762635 p 0002 significantly higher percentages much smoking drinking looks thin pale 502635 p 0002 188311 p 0001 therefore study needed cancer education coordinated relevant institutions order effectively utilize visiting lecturers like