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Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: To explore the prevalence of prostate cancer screening among Ghanaian men and interrogate why some individuals screen for the disease and others do not.
UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey based on the Health Belief Model was used to collect data from 356 men aged 40 years and above. Data were collected between February and March 2021.
UNASSIGNED: The study was conducted in the Accra metropolitan area of the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
UNASSIGNED: Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants for the study.
UNASSIGNED: Although 86% of the respondents had heard about prostate cancer, only 23% had ever screened for it. Logistic regression analysis suggested that knowledge of the disease (OR = 1.19, CI 95% = 1.03 -1.38) and barriers to screening (OR = .87, CI 95% = .83 -.91) were statistically significant predictors of screening behaviour.
UNASSIGNED: HBM has limited predictive power as far as our study is concerned. We suggest increasing public education on prostate cancer and its screening methods. The cost of screening should also be made more affordable so as not to become a barrier.
UNASSIGNED: None declared.
UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey based on the Health Belief Model was used to collect data from 356 men aged 40 years and above. Data were collected between February and March 2021.
UNASSIGNED: The study was conducted in the Accra metropolitan area of the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
UNASSIGNED: Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants for the study.
UNASSIGNED: Although 86% of the respondents had heard about prostate cancer, only 23% had ever screened for it. Logistic regression analysis suggested that knowledge of the disease (OR = 1.19, CI 95% = 1.03 -1.38) and barriers to screening (OR = .87, CI 95% = .83 -.91) were statistically significant predictors of screening behaviour.
UNASSIGNED: HBM has limited predictive power as far as our study is concerned. We suggest increasing public education on prostate cancer and its screening methods. The cost of screening should also be made more affordable so as not to become a barrier.
UNASSIGNED: None declared.
摘要：
■探索加纳男性前列腺癌筛查的患病率，并询问为什么有些人筛查该疾病而其他人没有。
■基于健康信念模型的横断面问卷调查用于收集356名40岁及以上男性的数据。数据是在2021年2月至3月之间收集的。
■这项研究是在加纳大阿克拉地区的阿克拉都市区进行的。
■使用便利抽样来招募研究参与者。
■尽管86%的受访者听说过前列腺癌，只有23%的人曾经进行过筛查。Logistic回归分析表明，对疾病的了解（OR=1.19，CI95％=1.03-1.38）和筛查障碍（OR=.87，CI95％=.83-.91）是筛查行为的统计学意义。
■就我们的研究而言，HBM的预测能力有限。我们建议增加公众对前列腺癌及其筛查方法的教育。筛查的费用也应该更加负担得起，以免成为障碍。
■没有声明。
■基于健康信念模型的横断面问卷调查用于收集356名40岁及以上男性的数据。数据是在2021年2月至3月之间收集的。
■这项研究是在加纳大阿克拉地区的阿克拉都市区进行的。
■使用便利抽样来招募研究参与者。
■尽管86%的受访者听说过前列腺癌，只有23%的人曾经进行过筛查。Logistic回归分析表明，对疾病的了解（OR=1.19，CI95％=1.03-1.38）和筛查障碍（OR=.87，CI95％=.83-.91）是筛查行为的统计学意义。
■就我们的研究而言，HBM的预测能力有限。我们建议增加公众对前列腺癌及其筛查方法的教育。筛查的费用也应该更加负担得起，以免成为障碍。
■没有声明。
