The most important descriptive findings regarding the
demographic characteristics of the respondents (n=2,508) were as
follows: 52.9% were women; 37.2% were single; 42.3% had high
school education; 30.8% had university attainments; 17.7% had a
family history of cancer; 26.6% were smokers; and 10.4% were
alcohol drinkers. More details about the demographic
characteristics of the study respondents were reported elsewhere
(14 presents the prevalence of correct knowledge on warning
signs of cancer, with 95% confidence intervals for all the study
participants—men and women. The table shows that, on a sign-by-
sign basis, women were more aware than men (on average, 49.66%
vs 41.76%) Prevalence of correct knowledge about specific
warning signs of cancer shows the percentages of the correct
answers to the questions on specific warning signs of cancer in
each constructed classes. Class 1 included the individuals with
higher knowledge level (class size: 18.8%), Class 3 included the
individuals with poor awareness level