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KMID : 1137220120120010044
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2012 Volume.12 No. 1 p.44 ~ p.51
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Relationships between Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Health Behavior about Cancer in University Students
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Kim Ik-Jee
Kim Sang-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study was to identify the relationships between levels of knowledge, attitude and preventive health behavior about cancer in university students.
Methods: The data were analyzed with the SPSS/Win 18.0 program. The participants of this study were 200 university students. Three kinds of instruments were used for this study, questionnaires about cancer-related knowledge, attitude and preventive health behavior from Suh et al. (1998).
Results: The mean score for knowledge about cancer was 14.33±5.32, the mean score of attitude toward cancer was 31.76±3.75 and the mean score of preventive behavior for cancer was 57.20±8.48. There was slightly positive correlation between knowledge of cancer and attitude toward cancer. There was positive correlation between the attitude toward cancer and preventive health behavior for cancer.
Conclusion: It is necessary to consider the related factors for the development and implementation of systematic education programs that can encourage and promote preventive health behavior for cancer among university students.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer, University Students, Knowledge, Attitude, Preventive Health Behavio
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