Table 3 Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for skin cancer prevention among participants in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2018
Item | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 308 | % | n = 272 | % | |
Knowledge on skin cancer | ||||
Skin cancer is not common in Vietnam | 241 | 78.2 | 177 | 65.1 |
Skin cancer is benign | 151 | 49.0 | 214 | 78.7 |
Skin cancer can be deadly | 89 | 28.9 | 114 | 41.9 |
The risk of skin cancer decreases in cloudy days | 284 | 92.2 | 241 | 88.6 |
Attitude about skin cancer | ||||
Thinking he/she has a risk of skin cancer | 164 | 53.2 | 70 | 25.7 |
Thinking his/her occupation increases skin cancer risk | 40 | 13.0 | 41 | 15.1 |
Prevention practice for skin cancer | ||||
Hat | 294 | 95.5 | 265 | 97.4 |
Umbrella | 227 | 73.7 | 227 | 83.5 |
Sunscreen coat | 258 | 83.8 | 266 | 97.8 |
Sunscreen trousers | 134 | 43.5 | 250 | 91.9 |
Sunglasses | 104 | 33.8 | 187 | 68.8 |
Sunscreen | 40 | 13.0 | 206 | 75.7 |
Go in the shade | 262 | 85.1 | 241 | 88.6 |
Take sunscreen pills | 9 | 2.9 | 17 | 6.3 |