Table 3 Descriptive analysis of the questionnaire items about skin cancer knowledge
From: Skin cancer knowledge and attitudes in the region of Fez, Morocco: a cross-sectional study
| Items | N = 700 | % | Influencing factors | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you ever heard of skin cancer? | ||||
| Yes | 486 | 69.7 | None | |
| No | 125 | 17.9 | ||
| I don’t know | 86 | 12.3 | ||
| Sources of Information | Age | 0.03 | ||
| Internet | 350 | 50 | Educational level | 0.02 |
| TV | 290 | 41.4 | ||
| Patients and doctors | 60 | 8.6 | ||
| Is it dangerous? | None | |||
| Yes | 384 | 54.8 | ||
| No | 70 | 10 | ||
| I don’t know | 246 | 35.1 | ||
| It could kill | ||||
| Yes | 304 | 44.3 | None | |
| No | 250 | 35.7 | ||
| I don’t know | 146 | 20 | ||
| Clinical manifestations | None | |||
| Papules | 234 | 54.3 | ||
| Nodules | 126 | 30.1 | ||
| Tumors | 174 | 41.5 | ||
| Ulcers | 213 | 50.8 | ||
| Purulent bubbles | 121 | 28.9 | ||
| Black patches | 20 | 2.9 | ||
| Others | 384 | 54.8 | ||
| Alarming symptoms | None | |||
| Size increase | 149 | 31.7 | ||
| Color change | 143 | 30.4 | ||
| Resistance to usual treatment | 118 | 25.2 | ||
| Pruritus | 39 | 5.6 | ||
| Skin cancer risk factors | None | |||
| Sun Exposure | 344 | 74.3 | ||
| Genetic factors (Family history of skin cancer) | 235 | 51.1 | ||
| Chemical products | 230 | 49.8 | ||
| Irradiation | 207 | 44.7 | ||
| Infection | 171 | 37 | ||
| Smoking | 121 | 26.5 | ||
| Relationship with the phototype (324/46.3%) | None | |||
| Fair skin | 300 | 42.8 | ||
| Dark skin | 70 | 10 | ||
| Appears without pre existing lesion | 142 | 20.2 | None | |
| Appears in pre existing lesion | 331 | 47.2 | ||
| Mucosal involvement | 312 | 44.5 | None | |
| Treatments | None | |||
| Surgery | 174 | 24.8 | ||
| Chemotherapy | 223 | 31.8 | ||
| Radiotherapy | 194 | 27.7 | ||
| Total Score | ||||
| Low level of knowledge | 228 | 32.5 | ||
| Moderate level of Knowledge | 467 | 66.7 | Socioeconomic level | <0.001 |
| High level of knowledge | 6 | 0.85 | Educational level | <0.001 |