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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 10-15 |
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Knowledge and practice of prostate cancer screening among men in Birnin Kudu , North- Western Nigeria
AI Abdulrahman1, AA Gobir2, AA Abubakar2, M Onoja2, IA Joshua2
1 Centre for Disaster Risk Management Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
2 Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
A I Abdulrahman
Centre for Disaster Risk Management Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Introduction : Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system and it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men . A man's lifetime risk of prostate cancer is one in six. Early diagnosis and treatment helps in preventing mortality from prostate cancer .Nigerian males have been shown to have a high incidence of Prostate cancer . Yet, previous studies have documented poor knowledge of prostate cancer and its screening among them.
Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Birnin Kudu, a town in North-Western Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique, followed by systematic random sampling was used to select 270 respondents. A pretested, structured , interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data analysis was done using the Statistical Package Software for Social Sciences, version 20
Results: Majority of the respondents (60.4%) were aware of Prostate Cancer but most of them (51.3%) have poor knowledge of prostate cancer. Screening for prostate cancer was very low, with only 13.2% of the respondents having screened themselves for prostate cancer. There was a statistically significant association between knowledge of prostate cancer and uptake of prostate cancer screening (p=0.0064).
Conclusion: The study revealed poor knowledge of prostate cancer and its risk factors among respondents and a very low practice of prostate cancer screening . There is need for intense and sustained health education campaign on prostate cancer and the importance of screening for it in the study area.
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