title: [A touch on masculinity: prostate cancer prevention in traditionalist Gauchos].
abstract: This cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out with 88 traditionalist gauchos, who took part in the Farroupilha Camp in 2009. It verified their adherence to prostate cancer examination, also analyzing which variables influence in the adherence to digital rectal examination. Participants had an average age of 58.5 years, with high income and schooling level. Most (92%) lived longer in urban areas, had healthfollow-up at private health services (70.5%) and have had some preventive examination for prostate cancer (83%). The ones who had preventive examination had higher education, income and access to private health services. There was lower demand for preventive exams by those who lived most of their lives in the rural area. However, there was no relationship between the place where participants lived longer and adherence to digital rectalexamination. Findings indicate correspondence in the adherence to preventive examinations with other studies carried out in Brazil.
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. luccasms@gmail.com
authors: Luccas Melo
authors: LM
authors: de Souza
authors: Michelli Porto
authors: MP
authors: Silva
authors: Ingrid de Souza
authors: Ide S
authors: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*