Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre los exámenes utilizados en la detección temprana del cáncer de próstata en hombres de dos comunas de Medellín/Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the exams used for early prostate cancer screening among men from two suburbs in Medellín

• Published in: Revista de la Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 300
• Main Authors: Arbeláez, Juan D R, Montealegre, Nora A H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Medellín Universidad de Antioquía 01.09.2012
• ISSN: 0120-386X; 2256-3334

The objective of this study is to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with the exams used for early prostate cancer screening among men living in two suburbs in Medellin. A cross-sectional study conducted using a stratified probability sampling and a guided survey with 38 questions. Percentages were used for the descriptive analysis. Likewise, the prevalence ratio and the confidence interval at 95% with a significance value of p < 0.05 were calculated in the bivariate analysis. Eighty-three surveys were conducted in 14 life clubs (social organizations of elderly people) in suburbs 2 and 4 of Medellin. The results showed that 68.7% of participants had adequate knowledge, 43.4% an appropriate attitude, and 38.6% adequate practices. It was observed that men with the adequate knowledge were 1.9 times likely to also have an adequate attitude compared to those with inadequate knowledge. Similarly, men with adequate attitude were 1.8 times likely to also have adequate practices compared to men with an inadequate attitude.