Evaluation of Patients’ Knowledge concerning Contributing Factors and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2024.46.1(Suppl).25Keywords:
Evaluation, Patients, Knowledge, Contributing Factors, Early Detection, Prostate CancerAbstract
Background: Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men globally, after lung cancer. In 2018, there were 1,276,106 new instances of prostate cancer, which resulted in 358,989 fatalities (3.8% of all male cancer-related deaths). This paper aims to evaluate patients’ awareness of risk factors and early prostate cancer detection. Materials and methods: A quantitative descriptive design was carried out in the outpatient department at Fallujah Teaching Hospital. The study period was extended from September 18th, 2023, to January 20th, 2024. Nonprobability purposive sampling was used includ ing 150 patients who visited outpatient clinics (Urology Consultation) at Fallujah Teaching Hospital, Iraq. Data was gathered via a survey, from December 20th to January 2nd, 2022. The study instruments consisted of two parts. First, the demographic sheet contained sociodemographic information about the participants. The second part encompassed patients’ knowledge concerning risk factors and early identification of prostatic tumors. The data was analyzed by using SPSS (version 26). Results: The findings of the current study showed that slightly over half of the participants (55.3%) had a subpar level of knowledge. Conversely, almost half of them (44.7%) exhibited a moderate level of knowledge. Notably, none of the participants demonstrated a high level of knowledge. Conclusions: None of the study’s participants had a high understanding of prostate cancer, and the majority of participants showed insufficient information about the disease, with knowledge varied in specific areas and fair levels regarding the questionnaire’s topics.
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