Luo Siming, Ataklti Abraha
Natural science and engineering instructors' knowledge and practice of brain-based instruction in Ethiopian higher education institutions
Heliyon
cancer health literacy chl health literacy related cancer knowledge prevention treatment screening access services important indicator peoples adherence screening preventive measures helps reduce incidence prevalence cancer study assessed chl level association relevant sociodemographic characteristics sources information among primary health care patients visitors united arab emirates uae crosssectional study recruited survey participants consented respond intervieweradministered questionnaire assessment chl done using 15 questions chl level measured median score also categorized poorinadequate moderate goodexcellent nominal logistic regression used analyze relationship chl categories participants sociodemographic characteristics chl sources information total 492 participants 455 young adults 3039 years old 329 males 708 uae nationals overall median chl score 80 iqr 5010 337 participants poorinadequate level chl 496 moderate level 167 good excellent level chl 769 participants knew importance early cancer screening tests 727 acknowledged metastatic capacity cancer protective factors cancer especially colon cancer 717 high proportion participants received health information cancer via internet 507 television 453 social media 402 doctors 436 nationality uae aor 162 95 ci 103256 p 038 university education aor 220 95 ci 121399 p 010 compared lower high school family history cancer aor 242 95 ci 133441 p 004 positively associated chl older age aor 36 95 ci 1775 p 007 5059 years aor 29 95 ci 1182 p 019 6069 years higherincome aor 57 95 ci 3399 p 047 1000019999 aed aor 53 95 ci 3388 p 013 20000 compared earning 10000 aed negatively associated chl chl among resident uae population moderately adequate therefore implementation awareness campaigns seems warranted moreover evaluation research targeting chl impact cancer prevention practices screening also advocated