Department Medical Imaging Technology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, Karnataka, India. Email.
Department Medical Imaging Technology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, Karnataka, India.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2023 May;33(3):547-554. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v33i3.19.
Globally prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancer among men and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in a developing country, which is mainly due to lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the screening of prostate cancer. The main objective of this review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and practice of adult men about prostate cancer.
An extensive literature search was performed on studies published between January 2000 to 2021. The systematic review initially yielded 137 studies, out of which 7 studies were covered on this meta-evaluation.
We noted that the pooled estimate of knowledge and awareness were respectively 65% [CI: 29%, 100%], and 74% [CI: 66%, 82%] about prostate cancer. However, there were limited practices noted in screening of prostate cancer.
In order to increase the awareness and screening practice rate for prostate cancer, an improved health education is highly recommended.
在全球范围内，前列腺癌是男性中最常见的癌症之一，也是发病率和死亡率的主要原因，特别是在发展中国家，这主要是由于缺乏对前列腺癌筛查的了解和认识。本次综述和荟萃分析的主要目的是评估成年男性对前列腺癌的知识、意识和实践情况。
对 2000 年 1 月至 2021 年期间发表的研究进行了广泛的文献检索。系统综述最初产生了 137 项研究，其中有 7 项研究涵盖在本次荟萃评估中。
我们注意到，关于前列腺癌的知识和意识的综合估计值分别为 65% [CI: 29%, 100%] 和 74% [CI: 66%, 82%]。然而，前列腺癌筛查的实践有限。
为了提高对前列腺癌的认识和筛查实践率，强烈建议开展改进的健康教育。
