PMID: 15233607Jul 6, 2004Paper

Changes in beliefs about cancer in Western Australia, 1964-2001

The Medical Journal of Australia
Robert J DonovanSandra C Jones

Abstract

To assess changes in people's knowledge and beliefs about cancer between 1964 and 2001. Questions in a 1964 survey of beliefs about cancer (randomly selected households) were replicated in a 2001 telephone survey (random-digit dialing). Perth, Western Australia. 984 and 491 participants aged 20 years or older in the 1964 and 2001 surveys, respectively (response rates, 86.8% and 47.0%). Changes in knowledge and beliefs about cancer. Between 1964 and 2001, there were major improvements in knowledge about the causes of cancer, with several myths dispelled. In 1964, the proportion of Perth residents surveyed who believed that cancer is contagious was 20% (95% CI, 18%-22%), compared with 3% (95% CI, 2%-4%) in 2001. Similarly, the proportion who believed cancer is caused by "a knock" was 25% (95% CI, 22%-28%) in 1964, compared with 1% (95% CI, 0-2%) in 2001. Cancer screening participation rates also greatly improved, from 18% (95% CI, 16%-20%) in 1964 to 77% (95% CI, 73%-81%) in 2001. Changes in participants' sources of knowledge about cancer were also evident, with family members and television increasing markedly as sources of information. Improved education of the public in health matters over the past four decades appears to have...Continue Reading

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Mar 11, 2010·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Melissa CameronMelanie Wakefield
Apr 1, 2010·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Geoffrey JallehMelissa Ledger
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