Analysis of the factors affecting the willingness of liver cancer screening of residents in Hefei city

ObjectiveTo analyze the needs of Hefei residents for liver cancer screening, and explore the main influencing factors of cancer screening.

MethodsGuided by the health belief model, a structured questionnaire was designed.The respondents from 8 communities in Hefei city were selected using a cluster sampling method, and investigated by questionnaire.

ResultsA total of 1 186 residents were enrolled.The willingness screening rate of liver cancer was 58.1% and the actual screening rate was 5.1%.The screening demand was negatively related to the age(P < 0.05), and positively related to the educational level and annual income(P < 0.05).Among 5 cancer screening indexes, the barrier was the lowest(0.06), and the self-efficacy was the highest(0.71).The older the resident was, the lower the severity, susceptibility and self-efficacy were(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The higher the educational level and annual income were, the higher the severity cognition, susceptibility cognition and profitability cognition were(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).

ConclusionsPsychological cognitive factor plays an important role in the behavior of residents screening, and should be fully considered in screening work.