Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population
Background. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers, and melanoma is a highly preventable cancer. In Ecuador, few studies have evaluated the awareness levels of the population about the disease. For this reason, the objective of this study was to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and...
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| author | Victor H. Pinos-León César Sandoval Franklin Cabrera Esmeraldas Terán Ana Garnica Ana Kellendonk Mery Alvear Carla Rosero Lorena Vaca Jorge Bonifaz Anita Buestán Claudia Armas Raquel Trujillo Patricio Freire Tamara León Giselle Erazo Liliana García Marcela Alzate Vicente Toapanta Myriam Ortega Daniela Caicedo Alicia Pereira Lenin Gómez-Barreno Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy Merry Charlie Esteban Ortiz-Prado Katherine Simbaña-Rivera |
| author_facet | Victor H. Pinos-León César Sandoval Franklin Cabrera Esmeraldas Terán Ana Garnica Ana Kellendonk Mery Alvear Carla Rosero Lorena Vaca Jorge Bonifaz Anita Buestán Claudia Armas Raquel Trujillo Patricio Freire Tamara León Giselle Erazo Liliana García Marcela Alzate Vicente Toapanta Myriam Ortega Daniela Caicedo Alicia Pereira Lenin Gómez-Barreno Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy Merry Charlie Esteban Ortiz-Prado Katherine Simbaña-Rivera |
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| description | Background. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers, and melanoma is a highly preventable cancer. In Ecuador, few studies have evaluated the awareness levels of the population about the disease. For this reason, the objective of this study was to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin cancer and its determining factors. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis using an online self-assessment questionnaire containing 40 questions was delivered. A total of 537 participants were included in this study. Knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were assigned to each participant based on the number of correct or appropriate responses. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios. Results. In total, 75% of participants referenced knowledge of the harmful effects related to noncontrolled solar exposure. Concerning sunscreen, 76.7% knew the reason for using it. The female group was 1.68 times more likely to get a higher score than the male group, and the groups between 61–70 and 71–80 years were 0.30 and 0.17 times less likely to get a higher score compared with the less than 20-years-old group, respectively. Conclusions. The findings of this study indicate the requirement to increase the population’s knowledge about skin cancer and possible protection measures. For this reason, the prevention and health promotion programs at a national level from primary healthcare centers are recommended. Due to the limitation of the representativeness of the sample, the use of more studies among Ecuadorian residents of the low socioeconomic level and replication in different provinces of Ecuador is justified. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c38a94d78eb4d5cb632e09ab953a9852025-02-03T01:24:42ZengWileyDermatology Research and Practice1687-61051687-61132021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55391495539149Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian PopulationVictor H. Pinos-León0César Sandoval1Franklin Cabrera2Esmeraldas Terán3Ana Garnica4Ana Kellendonk5Mery Alvear6Carla Rosero7Lorena Vaca8Jorge Bonifaz9Anita Buestán10Claudia Armas11Raquel Trujillo12Patricio Freire13Tamara León14Giselle Erazo15Liliana García16Marcela Alzate17Vicente Toapanta18Myriam Ortega19Daniela Caicedo20Alicia Pereira21Lenin Gómez-Barreno22Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy23Merry Charlie24Esteban Ortiz-Prado25Katherine Simbaña-Rivera26Dermatology Department, Hospital Metropolitano de Quito, Quito 170137, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Metropolitano de Quito, Quito 170137, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorStaff Physician Centro Quirúrgico Láser Visión y Piel, Quito 170135, EcuadorDermatology Department, IESS Comité del Pueblo, Quito 170133, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Padre Carolo, Quito 170146, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital General Docente de Calderón, Quito 170155, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital General Docente de Calderón, Quito 170155, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital General Docente de Calderón, Quito 170155, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospiral Enrique Garcés, Quito 170135, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Padre Carolo, Quito 170146, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Quito No. 1 Policía Nacional, Quito 170137, EcuadorEcuadorian Society of Dermatology, Quito 170105, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorDermatology Program Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito 170118, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorEcuadorian Society of Dermatology, Quito 170105, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorDermatology Department, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin del IESS, Quito 170118, EcuadorEcuadorian Society of Dermatology, Quito 170105, EcuadorOne Health Research Group, Universidad de las Américas, Quito 170513, EcuadorOne Health Research Group, Universidad de las Américas, Quito 170513, EcuadorUniversity of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PP, UKOne Health Research Group, Universidad de las Américas, Quito 170513, EcuadorOne Health Research Group, Universidad de las Américas, Quito 170513, EcuadorBackground. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers, and melanoma is a highly preventable cancer. In Ecuador, few studies have evaluated the awareness levels of the population about the disease. For this reason, the objective of this study was to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding skin cancer and its determining factors. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis using an online self-assessment questionnaire containing 40 questions was delivered. A total of 537 participants were included in this study. Knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were assigned to each participant based on the number of correct or appropriate responses. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios. Results. In total, 75% of participants referenced knowledge of the harmful effects related to noncontrolled solar exposure. Concerning sunscreen, 76.7% knew the reason for using it. The female group was 1.68 times more likely to get a higher score than the male group, and the groups between 61–70 and 71–80 years were 0.30 and 0.17 times less likely to get a higher score compared with the less than 20-years-old group, respectively. Conclusions. The findings of this study indicate the requirement to increase the population’s knowledge about skin cancer and possible protection measures. For this reason, the prevention and health promotion programs at a national level from primary healthcare centers are recommended. Due to the limitation of the representativeness of the sample, the use of more studies among Ecuadorian residents of the low socioeconomic level and replication in different provinces of Ecuador is justified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5539149 |
| spellingShingle | Victor H. Pinos-León César Sandoval Franklin Cabrera Esmeraldas Terán Ana Garnica Ana Kellendonk Mery Alvear Carla Rosero Lorena Vaca Jorge Bonifaz Anita Buestán Claudia Armas Raquel Trujillo Patricio Freire Tamara León Giselle Erazo Liliana García Marcela Alzate Vicente Toapanta Myriam Ortega Daniela Caicedo Alicia Pereira Lenin Gómez-Barreno Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy Merry Charlie Esteban Ortiz-Prado Katherine Simbaña-Rivera Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population Dermatology Research and Practice |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice kap survey toward skin cancer among ecuadorian population |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5539149 |
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