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This study assessed awareness of gastric cancer risk factors, warning signs, beliefs, and screening\u2010related practices among the general population in Herat.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A descriptive cross\u2010sectional convenience\u2010based study was conducted from January to December 2024 using a structured, pilot\u2010tested, face\u2010to\u2010face questionnaire among 389 participants in Herat. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi\u2010square tests in SPSS version 27, with statistical significance set at\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 57.1% of participants demonstrated high knowledge, and 53.2% showed high preventive practice regarding gastric cancer. High knowledge was significantly more common among participants with access to healthcare services than among those without such access (59.9% vs. 46.3%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.028), and among smokers compared with non\u2010smokers (71.1% vs. 53.3%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.004). Preventive practice was significantly associated with age, education, occupation, and income. Younger participants aged 18\u201330 years reported better practice than older age groups (58.6% vs. 51.0% and 37.2%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.030), while higher practice was also observed among more educated and higher\u2010income participants (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More than half of the participants demonstrated adequate knowledge and preventive practices regarding gastric cancer. 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