Foued Maaoui|Imen Moumni|France Arboix-Calas|Inès Safra|Samia Menif
Emotional and behavioral attitudes of Tunisian youth towards childhood leukemia: health education and primary prevention in perspective
Institut Pasteur de Tunis|Virtual University of Tunis|Institut Pasteur de Tunis|University of Montpellier|Institut Pasteur de Tunis|Institut Pasteur de Tunis
given increasing blood cancer incidence tunisia recent discoveries proving involvement environmental factors study examined environmental health literacy ehl tunisian secondary school students concerning disease also emotional behavioral attitudes towards leukemia risksa crosssectional survey conducted among tunisian youths n 372 1620 years 68 females 32 males data collection took place four representative public secondary schools north center south tunisia students completed paper pencil questionnaire described ehl level blood cancer well attitudes interests disease statistical software spss v250 used analyze data collectedthe results indicated low ehl levels leukemia youths failed identify leukemogenic except tobacco pollution non leukemogenic risk factors pesticide use exposure low frequency electromagnetic radiation considered risk factors proximity heavytraffic roads benzene exposure perceived youth risk factors despite low levels participants interested information leukemia cancers generalthis investigation shows lack knowledge leukemia low ehl levels incite educational actors curriculum designers optimize content innovate ict adapted environmental health challenge