Cancer Prevention, Cancer Risk Factors
Conditions
Keywords
Teenagers, Cancer risk factors
Brief summary
This interventional behavioral study evaluates knowledge of cancer risk factors among teenagers in Slovenia. Students aged 12 to 18 years from the final years of primary school and all years of secondary school are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a prevention-oriented educational assessment intervention. The study measures baseline knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors within this defined adolescent population. The findings are intended to inform the development of targeted cancer prevention and health education strategies for adolescents in Slovenia.
Detailed description
This study is designed as a single-group interventional behavioral assessment conducted among Slovenian teenagers aged 12-18 years. Participants are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a prevention-oriented educational assessment intervention. Participants include students from primary schools (8th-9th grade) and secondary schools (1st-4th year). The questionnaire assesses knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors and was previously applied in adult populations, translated into Slovenian, and pilot-tested in a small group of students to confirm clarity and comprehensibility. Questionnaires are completed in paper form and managed electronically using the open-source platform 1KA. The primary outcome is the total knowledge score calculated as the sum of correctly answered knowledge-based items. Higher scores indicate greater knowledge of cancer risk factors. The study aims to evaluate baseline awareness levels within the defined adolescent population and to inform development of targeted cancer prevention and health education strategies.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire
Participants are assigned to complete a structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire as part of a prevention-oriented educational assessment intervention conducted in primary and secondary schools in Slovenia. The questionnaire assesses knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors.
Sponsors
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students aged 12 to 18 years attending primary school (8th-9th grade) or secondary school (1st-4th year) in Slovenia * Ability to understand and complete the questionnaire * Written informed consent obtained (including parental/guardian consent when required)
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal or inability to provide informed consent * Inability to complete the questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total Knowledge Score Assessed by Structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire | Up to 1 day (single assessment) | Total knowledge score calculated as the sum of correctly answered knowledge-based items from the Structured Cancer Risk Factor Knowledge Questionnaire administered as a behavioral educational assessment intervention. The score is derived from predefined knowledge items within the questionnaire, and higher scores indicate greater knowledge of modifiable cancer risk factors. |
Countries
Slovenia
Outcome results
None listed