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标题：Awareness and knowledge about prostate cancer among male teachers in the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana
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作者：Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare ; Mercy Mawufenya Ackumey
期刊名称：African Health Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1680-6905
电子版ISSN：1729-0503
出版年度：2021
卷号：21
期号：2
页码：655-662
DOI：10.4314/ahs.v21i2.22
语种：English
出版社：Makerere University Medical School（Uganda)
摘要：Objective The study was aimed at assessing the awareness and knowledge of prostate cancer (PC) among male teachers in the Sunyani municipality of Ghana. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted using a structured questionnaire to collect data from 160 male teachers aged 45 years or more, randomly selected from public elementary and high schools in the Sunyani Municipality. Pearson's Chi square and Fishers exact tests were used to examine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of PC. Results On average, respondents were aged 50±3.95 years. There was a universal awareness of PC. Most of the respondents could identify at least one signs and symptoms of PC (88.1%), risk factors of PC (78.8%), and indicated that PC could be treated through surgery (70.6 %), but only 37.5% of respondents knew about screening tests for PC. The study found 57.5% of them had adequate knowledge about PC. Socio-demographics characteristics were not associated with knowledge about PC. Main sources of information were the television (68%) and radio (57 %). Conclusion The outcomes of the study suggest the need for general educational campaigns with emphasis on modalities for the screening of PC using the appropriate media channels for accessibility.
关键词：enprostate cancer;awareness;knowledge;male teachers;Ghana