Awareness of prostrate disorder and access to counselling among male adults in Madonna University Teaching Hospital, Rivers state Department: Public Health By: Ekings Project ID: 2787 Rating: (3.1) votes: 21Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractProstate cancer screening is not a common practice in Kenya in spite of prostate cancer being the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Kenyan men .Majority of our patients therefore usually present in the hospital with the disease in the advanced stage. The research design used was the descriptive cross-sectional approach. The researcher used random sampling to select One hundred and seventy (n170) participants from the target population. The participants were 40 years and above. Data was collected using structured questionnaires, summarized using descriptive statistics and presented in tables. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square tests followed by Spearman’s correlation tests. Results of this study showed that approximately three-quarters, 136 (72.7%) participants had never attended medical checkup and most 113 (60.4%) patients strongly agreed that it is important to get tested to prevent disease. At least 80% of patients 154 (82.4%) said that they visited a doctor only when they are sick. Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that good knowledge of prostate cancer was associated with university[OR, 18.741 95% CI, 6.878- 51.064 P0.0001] diploma[OR, 9.332 95% CI, 3.752-23.213 P0.0001] and secondary education[OR, 4.078 95% CI, 1.650-10.075 P0.002]. The findings of this study demonstrate that health care intervention targeting information dissemination behavioral change on risk perceptions and uptake of early screening can halt the burden of prostate cancer in this population. There is need for health stakeholders to promote good knowledge on prostate cancer to increase men’s perception towards the disease and hence increase prostate cancer knowledge, screening and access to counseling services. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Public Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Cultural practices and implication to health promotion among Akoko northeast local government area, Ondo state»Challenges of osteoarthritis and its management in older adults above 65 in Awuda village, Anambra state»The challenges facing confidentiality of patients health information and how to improve on it»Awareness of health risks and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases among youths in Wadata community, Makurdi, Benue state»Impact of public pit toilet system and its associated problems - case study of Udi lga, Enugu state»Assessment of the utilization of standard precaution in the prevention of disease among health care workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Health seeking behaviours of persons with tuberculosis among residents in Amanator Ideato south Lga, Imo state»Awareness and practices in the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia among elderly in Owan east Lga, Edo state»Awareness of health implication of self-medication among the students of Paraclete Secondary School, Enugu state»Awareness of prostrate disorder and access to counselling among male adults in Madonna University Teaching Hospital, Rivers state»Health care seeking behaviour among the aged 60yrs in Bende local government area in Abia state»The attitude of pregnant women towards the utilization of insecticide treated mosquito nets in Gwale local government area of Kano state»Perception and attitude of women of childbearing age towards caesarian celivery in Ede South Local Government Area, Osun State»Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceived benefits of environmental sanitation among adults in Osogbo local government area Osun state, Nigeria»Factors influencing the use of traditional medicine in the treatment of malaria among the residents of Arulogun area, Ede, Osun state