From: Knowledge, perception and screening of local dye workers regarding urinary bladder cancer in Ghana
Variable | Frequency (n) | % |
---|---|---|
Knows the age at-risk of bladder cancer in men and women | ||
<40 years | 70 | 67.3 |
>40 years | 25 | 24.0 |
I don’t know | 9 | 8.7 |
Knows the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer | ||
Yes | 14 | 13.4 |
No | 90 | 86.5 |
Knows that bladder cancer is treatable | ||
Yes | 30 | 28.8 |
No | 34 | 32.7 |
I don’t know | 40 | 38.46 |
Knows of use of carcinogenic dyes as a risk factor of bladder | ||
Cancer | ||
Yes | 9 | 8.6 |
No | 75 | 72.1 |
I don’t know | 20 | 19.2 |
Knows that bladder cancer is preventable | ||
Yes | 35 | 33.7 |
No | 50 | 48..1 |
I don’t know | 19 | 18.2 |
Knows of a person suffering from bladder cancer | ||
Yes | 3 | 2.8 |
No | 101 | 97.2 |
Knows that smoking is also a risk factor of bladder cancer | ||
Yes | 20 | 19.2 |
No | 30 | 28.8 |
I don’t know | 54 | 51.9 |