Knowledge of the limitations associated with prostate cancer screening among low-income men.
This correlational pilot study measured limitations of prostate cancer screening, using a revised Knowledge of Prostate Cancer Questionnaire. Knowledge in 81 low-income men is reported. The Knowledge About Prostate Cancer Screening Questionnaire consists of 12 questions, with scores ranging from 0 to 12. Concepts measured include limitations, symptoms, risk factors, and screening age guidelines. The Total Knowledge Score had a mean of 6.60, with a standard deviation of 3.00, indicating that knowledge was low. Half of the men knew that "some treatments for prostate cancer can make it harder for men to control their urine." More than half of the men knew that, "some treatments for prostate cancer can cause problems with a man's ability to have sex." Married men, low-income men, and Caucasian men had significantly lower Total Knowledge Scores than unmarried, higher income, and African American men. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
Weinrich
Sally P
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University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. sally.weinrich@louisville.edu
Seger
Rachelle
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Miller
Barbara L
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Davis
Carrie
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Kim
Sanggil
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Wheeler
Courtney
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Weinrich
Martin
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008571:Men / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011204:Poverty Areas; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology