ArticlePloS one2017
Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Italy. A survey.
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- Assessment of prostate cancer awareness and screening knowledge among men in Najran, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025Article
- Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Ramotswa, Botswana.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a tool to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practice toward the screening of prostate cancer among adult men.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Prostate cancer screening knowledge and attitude among men over 50 at a referral Hospital in Oshana region, Namibia.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Attitudes and intentions toward prostate cancer screening among males in China: a qualitative study.Frontiers in urology · 2025Article
- Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Prostate Cancer Screening Among Northern Saudi Males: Implications for Improving Screening Adherence and Early Detection.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning prostate cancer and its prevention in the Lebanese population.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Health Policy for Prostate Cancer Early Detection in the European Union and the Impact of Opportunistic Screening: PRAISE-U Consortium.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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- Prostate Cancer Knowledge and Attitude Toward Screening Practices Among Men 40 and Over in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia.Journal of cancer epidemiology · 2024Article
- Male awareness of prostate cancer risk remains poor in relatives of women with germline variants in DNA-repair genes.BJUI compass · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards prostate cancer and its prevention.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 625 fathers of students attending eight public schools. The self-administered questionnaire included questions on: socio-demographic characteristics, personal and familiar medical history of prostate cancer, knowledge about prostate cancer and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, perception of risk towards prostate cancer, perception of the benefits of having a PSA-test, willingness to receive the PSA-test and sources of and needs of information regarding prostate cancer and the PSA-test.
results72.7% of respondents had heard about the PSA-test and 51.1% of those had heard about it through their physicians. This knowledge was higher: in men with older age, in those that had a higher level of education, in those who had a relative with prostrate problems or prostate cancer and in those with prostate problems. Perceived personal risk of contracting prostate cancer was associated with a higher level of education, in those who had received information about prostate cancer from a physician and in those with prostate problems. Only 29.6% of men had undergone a PSA-test and 59.4% were willing to do so in the future. The significant predictors of the willingness to receive a PSA-test were the belief that the PSA-test was useful, the perception of not very good personal health status, and need of additional information about the PSA-test.
conclusionRespondents have a moderate knowledge about prostate cancer and a good propensity to undergo the PSA-test. Therefore, it would be necessary to increase information on the risks of prostate cancer and the benefits of prostate cancer prevention.
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