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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Awareness of prostate cancer and its associated factors among men 40 years of age and older in Mizan Aman town, Bench Sheko zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, South West Ethiopia, 2019.

Ashenafi Assefa, Gugsa Nemera Germossa, Mengistu Ayenew, Gadisa Bekele Bedada

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ashenafi AssefaDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan, Ethiopia.
Gugsa Nemera GermossaDepartment of Nursing, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Mengistu AyenewDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia.
Gadisa Bekele BedadaDepartment of Nursing, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Jimma University · ETMizan Tepi University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Prostate cancer is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among men aged 40 years and older. Evidence has shown that awareness of prostate cancer plays a greater role in the early detection of prostate cancer. However, there is a paucity of information regarding prostate cancer awareness levels in Ethiopia in general and in Mizan Aman town in particular. Objectives: To assess the awareness of prostate cancer and its associated factors among men aged 40 years and older in Mizan Aman, Bench Sheko zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, South West Ethiopia, 2019. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 April 2021 in Mizan Aman town. A total of 322 study subjects were selected from a total population of 1,242 in Mizan Aman town by using the simple random sampling method. Data were collected through a face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire. Data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science version 20. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize sociodemographic characteristics and personal history. Bivariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to explore further variables that were associated with the level of awareness. Significant associations were declared at a Results: The magnitude of prostate cancer awareness was 64%. Participants who were between 40 and 55 years of age (adjusted odd ratio = 6.16, 95% confidence interval = 2.62-14.47), who were government employees (adjusted odd ratio = 4.684, 95% confidence interval = 1.56-13.97), and whose monthly income level is greater than 5,000 birr (adjusted odd ratio = 12.45, 95% confidence interval = 3.2-47.77) were significantly associated with the level of awareness. Conclusion and recommendation: This study revealed that more than half of the men residing in Mizan Aman town had a high level of prostate cancer awareness. First-category age, better economic status, and employment were significantly associated with awareness of prostate cancer. This indicates the need for a collective effort to enhance the awareness of men regarding prostate cancer.

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