Awareness of Prostate Cancer and its Associated Factors Among Male Patients Attending in Urology unit at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer in men Globally. It is the world's second most diagnosed disease and the fifth major cause of cancer-related deaths. In Ethiopia, it is the 3rd most common type of cancer. Having awareness of Prostate cancer is the key to early detection and prevention. The major risk factors for prostate cancer were controllable by increasing public awareness. The study aimed to assess the status of awareness about prostate cancer and its associated factors among male patients attending a Urology unit at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. A facility-based crosssectional study was done. Among 241 male patients using a pretest and intervieweradministered questionnaire. The study was done at theTikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from February to April 2021. Epidata version 4.6.0 and SPSS 26 version were used to enter and analyze the data. Descriptive statistics and linear regressions were used for the analysis. Simple and multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with awareness of prostate cancer. The strength of the association between independent and dependant variables was described using unstandardized β with 95% CI. A total of 250 patients were approached with a response rate of 241(96.4%), with a mean score of prostate cancer awareness (12.6+10.4) and a proportion of 45%. Families average monthly income >8900ETB (β=2.6, 95%CI:1.1-4.1, P=0.001), heard about prostate cancer (β=5.6, 95%CI:1.5-9.6, P=0.011), having a regular source of care with every six months and above (β=4.3, 95%CI: 2.5-6.1, P<0.001), three times, admission history (β=5.4,
95%CI:1.3-9.5, P=0.009), and health care providers (β=10.7, 95%CI 6.6-14.8, P<0.001) as the major source of information followed by the media (β=9.6, 95%CI 5.4-13.8, P<0.001) were significantly associated with awareness of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is one of the important health-related problems among men in the world. Therefore, a wellplanned health education program should be implemented to address the observed knowledge gaps and raise awareness with a focus on the role of prevention and screening. Additional studies are also, required to investigate the awareness of prostate cancer among men and the Federal Ministry of Health may take preventive methods to increase the level of awareness of prostate cancer among the people.
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Awareness Prostate cancer Urology unit Ethiopia