RISK PERCEPTION of SKIN CANCER at A HIGH-ALTITUDE HOSPITAL

Huanca-Huirse N.L.; Roque-Roque J.S.; Laurel-Vargas V.N.; Quispe-Sancho A.W. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2020) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v20i2.2895

Resumen

Objective: To determine the level of risk perception of skin cancer in a population from Cusco. Methods: It is an observational descriptive cross-sectional study and was aplied in a skin cancer screening campaign in Cusco. The applied questionnaire was designed and validated by Morales-Sánchez M and Cols, and it measures the risk perception of skin cancer. The reported Cronbach's alpha value is 0.824. Results: The majority of patients were female (64.7%), average age was 44.9 years (SD: 14.2) and the 51.0% had higher education level. The median hours of sun exposure was 4 (95% CI: 1-6), the most frequent origin was from Cusco (77.6%) and most of the population have normal risk perception of skin cancer (65.8%). Conclusion: The risk perception of skin cancer was normal in the majority of the population.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco