Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Italy. A survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards prostate cancer and its prevention.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 625 fathers of students attending eight public schools. The self-administered questionnaire included questions on: socio-demographic characteristics, personal and familiar medical history of prostate cancer, knowledge about prostate cancer and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, perception of risk towards prostate cancer, perception of the benefits of having a PSA-test, willingness to receive the PSA-test and sources of and needs of information regarding prostate cancer and the PSA-test.

Results

72.7% of respondents had heard about the PSA-test and 51.1% of those h

SUBMITTER: Morlando M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638517 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature