Cultural factors associated with the intent to be screened for prostate cancer among adult men in a rural Kenyan community
| Autor: | Careena Otieno, Kinyao Mutua, Anne M. Pertet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Beliefs Cross-sectional study Demographic characteristics Intention 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine Fatalism Prostate Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology Medicine Humans Family influence Early Detection of Cancer Aged Gynecology Aged 80 and over 030505 public health Cultural Characteristics business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Theory of planned behavior Prostatic Neoplasms lcsh:RA1-1270 Fear Middle Aged medicine.disease Benefits Kenya Prostate cancer screening medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Screening Marital status Biostatistics 0305 other medical science business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background The aim of this study was to determine cultural factors associated with prostate cancer screening intent among adult Kenyan African men. Methods A cross-sectional quantitative study with an analytic design was carried out in a randomly selected sample of 155 adult men aged 25–98 years living in a rural community in Kenya. Constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour were used to guide this study. A 5 -point Likert scale was used to assess fatalistic beliefs, fear, perceived benefits, and family influence. A structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data at the household level. Results Only 2.4% of the study participants had been screened for prostate cancer. About 2/3rd (64%) of the participants felt that they were at risk of getting prostate cancer; 44% intended to be screened within the following 6 months. Mean scores on a 5-point Likert scale indicated: strong beliefs in the benefits of prostate screening (4.2 (±SD .8), men aged over 40 were not perceived to be at risk of getting prostate cancer (1.3 ± .6), relatively high fatalistic beliefs of prostate cancer screening (3.6 (±SD .8), high degree of fear or apprehension of prostate cancer screening (3.2 (±SD 1.2), and a high level of influence of family members in prostate cancer screening (3.9 (±SD 1.0). The Wald criterion demonstrated that only family influence made a significant contribution to the intent to screen for prostate cancer (p = 0.031). Age, education, marital status, fatalism, fear, and benefit of screening were not associated with the intent to screen for prostate cancer. Conclusions Strong beliefs of the benefits of prostate screening tended to be surpassed by relatively high fatalistic beliefs and fear or apprehension in prostate cancer screening. The family plays an important role in influencing decision making related to prostate cancer screening in Africans. |
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