Skin cancer knowledge and attitudes in the region of Fez, Morocco: a cross-sectional study.

Q2 Medicine

BMC Dermatology Pub Date : 2017-02-17 DOI:10.1186/s12895-017-0055-8

Awatef Kelati, Hanane Baybay, Mariam Atassi, Samira Elfakir, Salim Gallouj, Mariame Meziane, Fatima Zahra Mernissi

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Abstract

Background: The prevalence of skin cancers is constantly increasing in Morocco, and they have gradually become more aggressive due to a significant delay in the diagnosis. Our aim was to assess the levels of awareness and the influencing factors related to skin cancer knowledge in Morocco.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Morocco through the medium of a validated questionnaire, which contained several items - demographics, skin cancer knowledge and attitudes towards skin cancer patients- during a period of 1 year (2014).

Results: Out of the 700 participants enrolled in the study, 17.9% had never heard of skin cancer, 32.5% had a low score of skin cancer knowledge, 66.7% had a moderate score, and only 0.85% had a high score of skin cancer knowledge. Further, 15.1% of the participants were under the assumption that this cancer is contagious. The sun was the most incriminated risk factor in skin cancer occurrence by 74.3% of the participants, and 57.9% of them believed that prevention is important through using various means of photoprotection. After univariate and multivariate analysis, the influencing factors related to the skin cancer knowledge in Morocco were: the socioeconomic status (P = 0.003, OR = 7. 3) and the educational level (p < 0.001, OR = 20. 9).

Conclusions: Due to the lack of knowledge or the underestimation of skin cancer in our study population, efforts are needed to promote skin cancer surveillance behaviors in Morocco.

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摩洛哥非斯地区皮肤癌知识和态度:一项横断面研究

背景：摩洛哥皮肤癌的发病率不断上升，由于诊断的显著延迟，皮肤癌的侵袭性逐渐增强。我们的目的是评估摩洛哥对癌症知识的认识水平和影响因素，癌症知识和对癌症患者的态度。结果：在参与研究的700名参与者中，17.9%的人从未听说过皮肤癌症，32.5%的人对皮肤癌症知识评分较低，66.7%的人对中分，只有0.85%的人对癌症知识评分较高。此外，15.1%的参与者认为这种癌症具有传染性。74.3%的参与者认为阳光是导致皮肤癌症发生的最危险因素，57.9%的参与者认为通过使用各种光保护手段进行预防很重要。经单因素和多因素分析，摩洛哥皮肤癌症知识的相关影响因素为：社会经济状况（P = 0.003，或 = 7.3）和教育水平（p 结论：由于我们的研究人群对皮肤癌症缺乏了解或低估，需要努力促进摩洛哥的皮肤癌症监测行为。

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BMC Dermatology Medicine-Dermatology

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期刊介绍： BMC Dermatology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of skin disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. BMC Dermatology (ISSN 1471-5945) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.