Study of Behaviors and Attitudes related to Eating Raw Freshwater Fish and Cholangiocarcinoma

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorVanida Chokvanichpongen_US
dc.contributor.authorAumpai Sarakhanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuleeporn Sangrajrangen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T08:15:49Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T08:15:49Z
dc.date.created2011-01-24en_US
dc.date.issued2011-01-24en_US
dc.description.abstractCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is one of the most common cancers in northeastern Thailand, especially Udon Thani Province. The major cause of CCA has been associated with infestation by the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini (OV). In northeast Thailand, the tradition of eating raw freshwater fish daily exposes the local population repeatedly to liver-fluke infection. Although the government campaign warns "Do not eat raw fish", the incidence rate is still high in Thailand. The objective of this study was to evaluate behaviors and attitudes in the Udon Thani population related to eating raw freshwater fish. A total of 968 subjects (age range: 15-80 years; mean age: 46 years) were recruited, comprising 659 subjects from Nonghan District and 309 from Khukaw District. A trained interviewer interviewed each participant, and stool samples were collected for laboratory examination. The results indicated that 59.0% of the subjects knew that eating raw freshwater fish was a cause of opisthorchiasis, but a significant proportion did not realize this behavior could result in cholangiocarcinoma (19.9%). Most of the subjects thought that eating raw freshwater fish occasionally (29.8%), or eating a small amount (22.9%), were not risk factors for OV infection. The results showed that the subjects had misunderstandings about opisthorchiasis and cholangiocarcinoma. Therefore, encouraging people to avoid eating raw fish should be undertaken more rigorously, such as by promoting knowledge of the negative effects of eating raw freshwater fish, and supporting local communities to find ways to change eating behaviors. (Thai Cancer J 2009;29:162-175.)en_US
dc.identifier.citationThai Cancer Journal; Vol.29 No.4 October-December 2009; 162-175en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/132372
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThai Cancer Journalen_US
dc.rightsNational Cancer Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/TCJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/TCJ/article/view/4686en_US
dc.titleStudy of Behaviors and Attitudes related to Eating Raw Freshwater Fish and Cholangiocarcinomaen_US
dc.typeResearch Articlesen_US
Files
Collections
Thai Cancer Journal