加纳萨尼亚尼市男教师对前列腺癌的认识和了解。
Awareness and knowledge about prostate cancer among male teachers in the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana.
机构信息
Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation, Faculty of Science and Environmental Education, University of Education, Winneba, Asante-Mampong Campus, Ghana;
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ghana;
出版信息
Afr Health Sci. 2021 Jun;21(2):655-662. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.22.
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.
目的
本研究旨在评估加纳桑尼亚市区男性教师对前列腺癌（PC）的认知和了解程度。
方法
这是一项横断面研究，使用结构化问卷从桑尼亚市区公立小学和中学中随机抽取 160 名 45 岁及以上的男性教师收集数据。采用皮尔逊卡方检验和 Fisher 确切检验来检验社会人口统计学特征与 PC 知识之间的关联。
结果
平均而言，受访者年龄为 50±3.95 岁。他们普遍了解 PC。大多数受访者至少能识别出一种 PC 的症状和体征（88.1%）、PC 的风险因素（78.8%），并表示 PC 可以通过手术治疗（70.6%），但只有 37.5%的受访者了解 PC 的筛查测试。研究发现，他们中有 57.5%的人对 PC 有足够的了解。社会人口统计学特征与 PC 知识无关联。主要信息来源是电视（68%）和广播（57%）。
结论
研究结果表明，需要开展一般性教育运动，重点是通过适当的媒体渠道进行 PC 筛查的模式，并提高可及性。
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