Evaluating correlates of awareness of the association between drinking too much alcohol and cancer risk in the US
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention May 07, 2019
Wiseman KP, et al. - Researchers sought predictive factors of knowing the association between drinking too much alcohol and cancer (Yes, aware of the association; No; or Don't know) among 3,009 adults using data from the 2017 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5 Cycle 1). Knowledge of the association was reported by 38.36% of the US population, uncertainty about the association by 36.17%, and belief that there is no association by 25.47%. Higher odds of reporting “Yes” were noted for people who believed that everything causes cancer and people who had ever looked up information about cancer. People only somewhat confident in their ability to take care of their health had 2.32 higher odds of reporting Don't know vs people who were completely confident. They noted a negative association of younger age with reporting Don't know. These findings suggest a significant knowledge gap in the population and researchers recommend increasing awareness with broad-reaching public health media campaigns, especially those that increase information seeking.
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