Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Prostate Cancer and Its Screening Methods Among Primary Care Patients in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Musalli, Ziyad F; Alobaid, Meshal M; Aljahani, Abdulrahman M.; Alqahtani, Meshari A; Alshehri, Sultan; Altulaihi, Bader A

doi:10.7759/cureus.14689

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“…In reviewing the literature, there was no study measuring the practice of individuals regarding gastric cancer protective behaviors. However, the results of other studies conducted on other types of cancer were indicative of the poor practice of individuals in showing protective behaviors (30)(31)(32)(33), which is not consistent with the results of the present study. This discrepancy might be due to the different sorts of cancers examined in various studies.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Prevention of Gastric Cancer Among Medical Science Students

Khakbaz,

Ahmadi,

Haghighi

2023

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Gastric cancer has a poor prognosis. Insufficient knowledge of risk factors and poor attitude and practice toward screening have caused patients to notice it in the final stages of the disease. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice levels of a sample of medical sciences students and to explore the predictors of their practice regarding gastric cancer prevention. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted within 2021 to 2022 with 558 medical sciences students. The census method was used to select the samples. The data were collected with a demographic information questionnaire, a knowledge questionnaire about signs and symptoms, risk factors, management, and prevention of gastric cancer developed by Ghanaei in Iran, and a researcher-made questionnaire of attitude and practice. Results: The mean values of the knowledge, attitude, and practice were 19.80 ± 4.92, 69.39 ± 7.57, and 40.68 ± 4.17, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between the practice with knowledge (r = 0.15, P < 0.001) and attitude (r = 0.21, P < 0.001) and between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.59, P < 0.001). The regression model showed that the levels of the overall attitude (β = 0.167, P < 0.001) and knowledge of prevention (β = 0.102, P = 0.032) were significantly associated with the practice of medical sciences students. Conclusions: The results indicated that attitude had the biggest contribution to predicting the practice of students, and their knowledge of prevention was the next predictor of their practice level. Therefore, holding educational programs to increase individuals’ knowledge and create a positive attitude that can, consequently, improve their practice in primary prevention is useful.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Prevention of Gastric Cancer Among Medical Science Students

Khakbaz,

Ahmadi,

Haghighi

2023

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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“…In our study, the majority of men had adequate knowledge about prostate cancer in terms of whether prostate cancer be diagnosed and treated with 86.7% and have the similar value compared with other studies of 82.1% and 64%, respectively [44,45]. A similar fnding has also been observed in another study conducted in Jamaica, with 96% of men correctly responding to questions about prostate cancer [46].…”

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“…By contrast, in comparison with other studies from different countries, this rate was better than that which has been reported in South Africa (45.7%) among men attending a urologic outpatient clinic [ 47 ] and in Uganda (54.1%) [ 48 ]. Regarding knowledge of the PSA test, we found that 53.1% had heard of it before, compared to 72.7% and 41.8% [ 44 , 45 ]. This value is a little bit higher than a survey conducted in Uganda in 2013 reported 52.1% [ 48 ].…”

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Awareness of Prostate Cancer among the Sportsmen in the Republic of Serbia

Panajotović

Jovanovic²,

Vukcević

et al. 2022

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occurring cancer in men. Regardless of statistics, screening for prostate cancer is an individual decision and most male patients come for their first examination with an already developed disease, as they are not adequately informed. The study aimed to emphasize the importance of preventive tests for urological diseases in the Republic of Serbia, raise awareness about urinary problems, and present social marketing strategies for prevention. The results confirm the generally lower awareness of respondents under the age of 30, followed by those who finished university, go to the doctor two or three times a year, and receive information other than by watching TV. Implemented research indicates the influence of the marketing principles and social marketing strategies on possible target groups of the male population over 50, which is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of prevention of urological diseases and the expected changes in the health behavior of the target population.

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“…Result of several studies have shown the public awareness of prostate cancer and support this view. [19][20][21] This study gives us the idea about the knowledge of prostate cancer, screening practice and positive attitude towards prostate cancer screening among the patients visiting Urology OPD in Kathmandu. The findings of this study indicate a need for increased public sensitization campaigns on prostate cancer and screening tests as to create awareness about its prevention and early detection.…”

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Knowledge of prostate cancer and its screening among males attending Urology OPD in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu

Subedi,

Khadka,

Adhikari

2023

Nep. Med. Coll. J.

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Prostate cancer is a global burden on public health and it has been ranked as the second most common cancer in males worldwide. The incidence of prostate cancer generally increases with age and men with family history of prostate cancer have an increased risk of getting prostate cancer. The incidence varies across the world, where developed countries have a higher incidence as compared to developing countries. It is well known that early detection of certain grades of prostate cancer leads to a higher remission rate. Starting the screening for prostate cancer at the age of 40 for specific population provides the only way to reduce mortality from prostate cancer. A cross sectional hospital study was conducted using Consecutive sampling of eligible patients in the Urology Outpatient Department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu. A total of 378 patients attending Urology OPD were included in the study. A structured questionnaire which was sectioned into sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of prostate cancer and its screening practices was administered to all the participants. Male more than 60 years of age attending Urology OPD were more (33.3%) followed by age group less than 40 years of age (28.6%). The majority of the patients visiting Urology UPD were from Province 3 (73.0%) and Province 1 (11.1%). Most of these patients were literate (34.9%) but the education level of college or higher were less (17.7%). When knowledge of prostate cancer among the participants were assessed, 55.6% participants replied that they have heard about the prostate cancer and among them, the majority of the participants (28.6%) had heard it from media like TV, radio and internet. The most common symptoms chosen by patients were hematuria (80.2%) and weight loss (72.0%). When asked about the prevention and cure of prostate cancer, 61.1% and 78.6% of them did not know about the prevention and its cure respectively. When knowledge on screening of prostate cancer was assessed, more than half of the participants were found to be aware of screening test and among them 94.4% chose blood test, Serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) as the screening test. Majority of the patients (61.4%) had chosen the age for screening as <40 years and many more (91.3%) wanted to go for screening. Overall, 55.6% had heard about prostate cancer and 30.7% did not know any symptoms of prostate cancer. This study identifies some deficits in knowledge of prostate cancer and screening among participants which can be addressed to increase the knowledge related to prostate cancer. It is thus important that these participants and other men be educated more on these important domains of prostate cancer.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Prostate Cancer and Its Screening Methods Among Primary Care Patients in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

References 16 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Prevention of Gastric Cancer Among Medical Science Students

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding the Prevention of Gastric Cancer Among Medical Science Students

Awareness of Prostate Cancer among the Sportsmen in the Republic of Serbia

Knowledge of prostate cancer and its screening among males attending Urology OPD in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu

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