دورية أكاديمية

Prostate cancer knowledge and barriers to screening among men at risk in northern Tanzania: A community-based study

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Prostate cancer knowledge and barriers to screening among men at risk in northern Tanzania: A community-based study
المؤلفون: Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi, Alex Mremi, Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Modesta Paschal Mitao, Mramba Nyindo, Kien Alfred Mteta, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga
المصدر: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, Vol 39, Iss , Pp 100811- (2024)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
مصطلحات موضوعية: Knowledge, Prostate cancer, Northern Tanzania, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
الوصف: Background: Although prostate cancer (Pca) screening plays important role in early diagnosis and reduction of mortality, Tanzanian men are relatively unscreened. We aimed to investigate Pca knowledge level and barriers to screening among at-risk men in northern Tanzania. Methods: This community-based survey was conducted in northern Tanzania from May to September 2022, involving men age ≥40 years. Participants were invited by announcing in local churches, mosques, brochures, and social media groups. Participants attended a nearby health facility where survey questionnaires were administered. Knowledge level was measured on the Likert scale and scored as poor (
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2468-2942
العلاقة: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294224000236Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2468-2942Test
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2024.100811
الوصول الحر: https://doaj.org/article/eca7df250172435b9b2ac9d20d6e003aTest
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.7df250172435b9b2ac9d20d6e003a
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:24682942
DOI:10.1016/j.ctarc.2024.100811