Table 3 Understanding of cancer among junior high school students
From: Cancer understanding among Japanese students based on a nationwide survey
Kind of cancer | Responses | Boys (n = 1,520) | Girls (n = 1,440) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | (95 % CI) | N | % | (95 % CI) | ||
Leukemia | Never heard | 103 | 6.9 | (5.7, 8.2) | 42 | 3.0 | (2.1, 3.8) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 835 | 56.3 | (53.8, 58.8) | 742 | 52.4 | (49.8, 55.0) | |
Heard/Understand | 545 | 36.7 | (34.3, 39.2) | 633 | 44.7 | (42.1, 47.3) | |
Lung cancer | Never heard | 69 | 4.7 | (3.6, 5.7) | 46 | 3.3 | (2.3, 4.2) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 835 | 56.4 | (53.9, 58.9) | 807 | 57.4 | (54.8, 59.9) | |
Heard/Understand | 577 | 39.0 | (36.5, 41.4) | 554 | 39.4 | (36.8, 41.9) | |
Breast cancer | Never heard | 76 | 5.1 | (4.0, 6.2) | 20 | 1.4 | (0.8, 2.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 1011 | 67.9 | (65.6, 70.3) | 680 | 47.7 | (45.1, 50.3) | |
Heard/Understand | 401 | 26.9 | (24.7, 29.2) | 726 | 50.9 | (48.3, 53.5) | |
Brain tumor | Never heard | 218 | 14.8 | (13.0, 16.6) | 142 | 10.0 | (8.5, 11.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 763 | 51.7 | (49.1, 54.2) | 730 | 51.6 | (49.0, 54.2) | |
Heard/Understand | 495 | 33.5 | (31.1, 35.9) | 544 | 38.4 | (35.9, 41.0) | |
Uterine cancer | Never heard | 305 | 20.7 | (18.6, 22.8) | 58 | 4.1 | (3.1, 5.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 912 | 61.9 | (59.4, 64.4) | 741 | 52.5 | (49.9, 55.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 256 | 17.4 | (15.4, 19.3) | 613 | 43.4 | (40.8, 46.0) | |
Esophageal cancer | Never heard | 133 | 9.0 | (7.5, 10.4) | 83 | 5.9 | (4.6, 7.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 950 | 64.1 | (61.7, 66.6) | 928 | 65.4 | (63.0, 67. 9) | |
Heard/Understand | 398 | 26.9 | (24.6, 29.1) | 407 | 28.7 | (26.3, 31.1) | |
Stomach cancer | Never heard | 156 | 10.5 | (9.0, 12.1) | 116 | 8.2 | (6.7, 9.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 901 | 60.9 | (58.4, 63.4) | 930 | 65.4 | (63.0, 67. 9) | |
Heard/Understand | 423 | 28.6 | (26.3, 30.9) | 375 | 26.4 | (24.1, 28.7) | |
Skin cancer | Never heard | 244 | 16.5 | (14.6, 18.4) | 205 | 14.5 | (12.7, 16.4) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 850 | 57.6 | (55.1, 60.1) | 836 | 59.2 | (56.6, 61.8) | |
Heard/Understand | 381 | 25.8 | (23.6, 28.1) | 371 | 26.3 | (24.0, 28.6) | |
Liver cancer | Never heard | 212 | 14.4 | (12.6, 16.2) | 200 | 14.2 | (12.4, 16.1) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 957 | 65.1 | (62.7, 67.6) | 932 | 66.4 | (63.9, 68.9) | |
Heard/Understand | 300 | 20.4 | (18.4, 22.5) | 272 | 19.4 | (17.3, 21.4) | |
Colon cancer | Never heard | 397 | 27.1 | (24.9, 29.4) | 367 | 26.3 | (24.0, 28.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 848 | 58.0 | (55.4, 60.5) | 819 | 58.8 | (56.2, 61.3) | |
Heard/Understand | 218 | 14.9 | (13.1, 16.7) | 208 | 14.9 | (13.1, 16.8) | |
Pancreatic cancer | Never heard | 455 | 31.2 | (28.8, 33.5) | 409 | 29.2 | (26.8, 31.6) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 843 | 57.7 | (55.2, 60.3) | 850 | 60.7 | (58.2, 63.3) | |
Heard/Understand | 162 | 11.1 | (9.5, 12.7) | 141 | 10.1 | (8.5, 11.6) | |
Prostate cancer | Never heard | 614 | 42.1 | (39.6, 44.6) | 675 | 48.4 | (45.8, 51.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 681 | 46.7 | (44.1, 49.2) | 593 | 42.5 | (39.9, 45.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 164 | 11.2 | (9.6, 12.9) | 127 | 9.1 | (7.6, 10.6) | |
Ovarian cancer | Never heard | 752 | 52.1 | (49.5, 54.7) | 717 | 51.4 | (48.8, 54.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 567 | 39.3 | (36.7, 41.8) | 529 | 37.9 | (35.4, 40.5) | |
Heard/Understand | 125 | 8.7 | (7.2, 10.1) | 149 | 10.7 | (9.1, 12.3) | |
Bladder cancer | Never heard | 770 | 53.2 | (50.6, 55.7) | 756 | 54.3 | (51.7, 57.0) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 548 | 37.8 | (35.3, 40.3) | 523 | 37.6 | (35.1, 40.1) | |
Heard/Understand | 130 | 9.0 | (7.5, 10.5) | 112 | 8.1 | (6.6, 9.5) | |
Testicular cancer | Never heard | 767 | 52.8 | (50.2, 55.3) | 821 | 58.7 | (56.1, 61.3) |
Heard/Don’t understand | 566 | 38.9 | (36.4, 41.4) | 476 | 34.0 | (31.5, 36.5) | |
Heard/Understand | 121 | 8.3 | (6.9, 9.7) | 102 | 7.3 | (5.9, 8.7) | |