Male involvement in female partners' screening for breast and cervical cancers in Southwest Nigeria.

Autor: Okafor IP; Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria., Kukoyi FO; Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria., Kanma-Okafor OJ; Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria., Izuka MO; Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 May 10; Vol. 18 (5), pp. e0284141. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 10 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284141
Abstrakt: Background: Breast and cervical cancers are in the top 10 most common cancers in women globally and the most common cancers in Nigerian women. The incidences have been rising steadily over the years. Involvement of men as key players in reproductive health issues has been receiving global attention especially in low and middle-income countries.
Aim: To assess male involvement in their female partners' screening for breast and cervical cancers in Southwest, Nigeria.
Method: This was a community-based, cross-sectional study that employed a multi-stage sampling method to select 254 men who were married or in steady relationships in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. Data were collected from June to October 2018 using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, analyzed using Epi Info version 3.5.1 and summarized with mean and standard deviation. Chi-square test was used for bivariate statistics, and the p-value of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Multivariable logistic regression was used for predictor variables of male involvement in screening.
Results: 29.5% of the respondents had good knowledge of breast and cervical cancers and screening and majority (85.5%) had a positive attitude towards screening. Only few, 19.3% and 15.7% had provided money for breast and cervical cancer screening respectively. Most men, 75% and 87.4% respectively had not accompanied their wife/female partner for breast and cervical cancer screening, while almost half (49.2%) and one-third (33.5%) respectively, had encouraged their female partners to screen for breast and cervical cancers. Overall, only about half, 138 (54.3%) of the men were considered 'involved' in their female partners' screening for breast and cervical cancers. Male involvement was significantly associated with screening for female cancers (χ2 = 77.62, p = 0.001). Older age group (AOR = 2.64, 95% CI: 1.3-4.9), higher educational attainment (AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 1.14-10.73), and positive attitude (AOR = 2.48, 95% CI:1.16-5.33) were found to be the predictors of male involvement.
Conclusion: Community-based programs for males, especially the younger and less educated, should be implemented to increase their involvement. It is also suggested that mass media messages be spread and online platforms be explored in order to increase men's awareness and participation in female cancer screening.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2023 Okafor et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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