与前列腺癌有关的津巴布韦男性的知识,态度和做法
Tendai Chisamba1, Johanna E Maree, Jacoba J Jansen van Rensburg
1Department of Nursing Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. tchisamba555@gmail.com.
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|December 4, 2023
概括
津巴布韦哈拉雷的男性对前列腺癌的了解有限,但愿意接受查. 该研究强调了需要可访问的教育和查服务,特别是在初级卫生诊所.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 前列腺癌是津巴布韦死亡的一个重要原因.
- 津巴布韦目前的前列腺癌查是机会主义的,缺乏基于人口的计划.
- 这项研究涉及哈拉雷男性关于前列腺癌的知识,态度和做法.
研究的目的:
- 评估哈拉雷男性对前列腺癌的认识和理解.
- 评估人们对前列腺癌查的态度.
- 确定与研究人口中前列腺癌查相关的当前做法.
主要方法:
- 在哈拉雷的穆法科斯进行了一次门对门调查.
- 40岁及以上的男性为方便抽样,共达269名参与者.
- 通过研究人员管理的问卷收集数据,并使用描述性统计和奇方位测试进行分析.
主要成果:
- 大多数参与者 (53.2%) 的年龄在40-49岁之间.
- 大多数男性 (74.5%) 没有意识到前列腺癌,尽管所有 (100%) 承认其潜在的致命性.
- 只有50.6%的人支持查,87.7%的人从未接受过查;教育水平与查史有显著的相关性 (p < 0.000).
结论:
- 受访者对前列腺癌的了解有限,但对查持积极态度.
- 很少有男性曾经接受过先前的查,只有不到一半的人回来获得结果.
- 在津巴布韦,初级卫生诊所被认为是前列腺癌教育和查服务的理想场所.
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