社区对前列腺特异性抗原 (PSA) 检测前列腺癌查的理解和态度:沙特阿拉伯的一项跨部门调查研究
Ali F Alkhars1, Abdullatif K Almaghlouth2, Nawaf F Almusalem1
1College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, SAU.
Cureus
|December 26, 2025
概括
在沙特阿拉伯,公众对前列腺癌 (PC) 和前列腺特异性抗原 (PSA) 查的认识较低. 需要有针对性的教育来克服恐惧和错误信息等障碍,以便早期发现.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 男人的健康 男人的健康
背景情况:
- 前列腺癌 (PC) 是一个重要的全球健康问题,特别影响男性.
- 沙特阿拉伯在PC意识和选参与方面面临挑战.
- 这项研究集中在沙特阿拉伯的阿尔阿萨,以评估PC和PSA测试意识.
研究的目的:
- 评估公众对前列腺癌 (PC) 和前列腺特异性抗原 (PSA) 测试的认识.
- 确定阻碍参与PC查的障碍.
- 探索影响沙特阿拉伯PC和PSA查知识的因素.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯Al Ahsa,对388名参与者进行了横截面电子调查.
- 该研究采用了便利抽样和适应的阿拉伯语问卷,评估PC和PSA知识和态度.
- 统计分析涉及描述性统计和千平方/费舍尔精确测试 (p<0.05显著性).
主要成果:
- 大多数受访者 (75.3%) 是年轻成年人 (18-28岁),71.6%是未婚.
- 虽然62.4%的人认为PC是最常见的男性癌症,但只有29.1%的人知道PSA测试.
- 只有5.9%的人接受过PSA检测,93.3%的人从未因前列腺问题寻求过医疗帮助;就业和教育显著影响了知识 (p=0.004,p=0.003).
结论:
- 沙特参与者在PC和PSA查方面的知识和意识存在重大差距.
- 障碍包括低风险,对诊断的恐惧,以及依赖社交媒体等非正式信息来源.
- 有针对性的教育倡议和宣传对于提高认识和促进早期查至关重要.
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