Table 2 Understanding of cancer among elementary school students
From: Cancer understanding among Japanese students based on a nationwide survey
Kind of cancer | Responses | Boys (n = 1,101) | Girls (n = 1,112) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | (95 % CI) | N | % | (95 % CI) | ||
Lung cancer | Never heard | 107 | 10.1 | (8.3, 11.9) | 72 | 6.8 | (5.3, 8.3) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 564 | 53.3 | (50.3, 56.3) | 616 | 57.9 | (54.9, 60.9) | |
Heard/Understand | 387 | 36.6 | (33.7, 39.5) | 376 | 35.3 | (32.5, 38.2) | |
Breast cancer | Never heard | 182 | 17.1 | (14.9, 19.4) | 92 | 8.5 | (6.9, 10.2) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 595 | 56.0 | (53.0, 59.0) | 504 | 46.8 | (43.8, 49.7) | |
Heard/Understand | 286 | 26.9 | (24.2, 29.6) | 482 | 44.7 | (41.7, 47.7) | |
Leukemia | Never heard | 218 | 20.5 | (18.1, 22.9) | 164 | 15.2 | (13.1, 17.4) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 504 | 47.4 | (44.4, 50.4) | 540 | 50.1 | (47.1, 53.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 341 | 32.1 | (29.3, 34.9) | 374 | 34.7 | (31.9, 37.5) | |
Brain tumor | Never heard | 393 | 37.1 | (34.2, 40.0) | 343 | 32.0 | (29.2, 34.8) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 392 | 37.0 | (34.1, 39.9) | 419 | 39.0 | (36.1, 42.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 274 | 25.9 | (23.2, 28.5) | 311 | 29.0 | (26.3, 31.7) | |
Esophageal cancer | Never heard | 220 | 20.8 | (18.3, 23.2) | 181 | 17.0 | (14.7, 19.2) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 578 | 54.5 | (51.5, 57.5) | 615 | 57.7 | (54.7, 60.7) | |
Heard/Understand | 262 | 24.7 | (22.1, 27.3) | 270 | 25.3 | (22.7, 27.9) | |
Stomach cancer | Never heard | 186 | 17.5 | (15.3, 19.8) | 167 | 15.8 | (13.6, 18.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 603 | 56.9 | (53.9, 59.9) | 646 | 61.1 | (58.1, 64.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 271 | 25.6 | (22.9, 28.2) | 245 | 23.2 | (20.6, 25.7) | |
Uterine cancer | Never heard | 401 | 38.0 | (35.0, 40.9) | 240 | 22.5 | (20.0, 25.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 472 | 44.7 | (41.7, 47.7) | 525 | 49.2 | (46.2, 52.2) | |
Heard/Understand | 183 | 17.3 | (15.0, 19.6) | 302 | 28.3 | (25.6, 31.0) | |
Skin cancer | Never heard | 353 | 33.4 | (30.5, 36.2) | 342 | 32.2 | (29.4, 35.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 487 | 46.0 | (43.0, 49.0) | 520 | 49.0 | (46.0, 52.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 218 | 20.6 | (18.2, 23.0) | 200 | 18.8 | (16.5, 21.2) | |
Liver cancer | Never heard | 283 | 26.7 | (24.1, 29.4) | 238 | 22.3 | (19.8, 24.8) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 588 | 55.6 | (52.6, 58.6) | 649 | 60.7 | (57.8, 63.6) | |
Heard/Understand | 187 | 17.7 | (15.4, 20.0) | 182 | 17.0 | (14.8, 19.3) | |
Colon cancer | Never heard | 390 | 37.1 | (34.2, 40.1) | 361 | 33.8 | (30.9, 36.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 495 | 47.1 | (44.1, 50.2) | 568 | 53.1 | (50.1, 56.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 165 | 15.7 | (13.5, 17.9) | 140 | 13.1 | (11.1, 15.1) | |
Pancreatic cancer | Never heard | 580 | 55.2 | (52.2, 58.2) | 553 | 52.1 | (49.1, 55.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 375 | 35.7 | (32.8, 38.6) | 441 | 41.5 | (38.6, 44.5) | |
Heard/Understand | 96 | 9.1 | (7.4, 10.9) | 68 | 6.4 | (4.9, 7.9) | |
Ovarian cancer | Never heard | 660 | 63.1 | (60.2, 66.0) | 624 | 59.4 | (56.5, 62.4) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 304 | 29.1 | (26.3, 31.8) | 344 | 32.8 | (29.9, 35.6) | |
Heard/Understand | 82 | 7.8 | (6.2, 9.5) | 82 | 7.8 | (6.2, 9.4) | |
Testicular cancer | Never heard | 683 | 65.2 | (62.3, 68.1) | 726 | 68.8 | (66.0, 71.5) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 296 | 28.2 | (25.5, 31.0) | 275 | 26.0 | (23.4, 28.7) | |
Heard/Understand | 69 | 6.6 | (5.1, 8.1) | 55 | 5.2 | (3.9, 6.5) | |
Bladder cancer | Never heard | 673 | 64.4 | (61.5, 67.3) | 712 | 66.9 | (64.0, 69.7) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 302 | 28.9 | (26.2, 31.6) | 291 | 27.3 | (24.6, 30.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 70 | 6.7 | (5.2, 8.2) | 62 | 5.8 | (4.4, 7.2) | |
Prostate cancer | Never heard | 734 | 69.8 | (67.1, 72.6) | 826 | 77.7 | (75.2, 80.2) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 271 | 25.8 | (23.1, 28.4) | 209 | 19.7 | (17.3, 22.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 46 | 4.4 | (3.1, 5.6) | 28 | 2.6 | (1.7, 3.6) | |