Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
College students--Health and hygiene--Middle West; Cancer--Prevention; College students--Health and hygiene; Middle West;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe cancer prevention behaviors practiced by traditional college-age individuals enrolled at a four year university. Specifically, the study was designed to determine what primary and secondary prevention behaviors the students were practicing and if there was a difference in prevention behaviors between males and females. Demographic information collected was limited to sex of the participant. The behavioral categories examined included tobacco use, early detection practices, alcohol use, nutrition, physical activity, ultraviolet radiation exposure, and sexual behavior. The distribution of the 210 respondents was almost equal with 102 males and 108 females participating. The study was descriptive in nature. Chi square statistics were utilized to determine if the differences between males and females was significant. All statistical analysis were executed at the P = .05 level of significance. Statistically significant differences were found between males and females for use of tobacco only with alcohol, use of smokeless tobacco, practice of self-examination, receiving regular physical checkups, current frequent alcohol use, binge drinking, nutrition, and ultraviolet radiation exposure. Sexual activity was found to be a significant factor in history of pelvic exams with Pap smears and regular check-ups for women. Use of tanning beds was a significant factor in skin self-examinations. These finding are discussed with reference to recommendations and conclusion of this study.
Year of Submission
1998
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Sue Joslyn
Second Advisor
Diane Depken
Third Advisor
Dennis Cryer
Date Original
1998
Object Description
1 PDF file (69 leaves)
Copyright
©1998 Michelle Renee Hartwig
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hartwig, Michelle Renee, "Cancer Prevention Behavior in Traditional College-Age Individuals" (1998). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1740.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1740
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