title: Educating men about prostate cancer in the workplace.
abstract: Prostate cancer is a common cancer affecting men worldwide. Few men access health services with respect to early detection. Workplace health education initiatives can promote behavior change in men. A total of 12 in-depth interviews with men were conducted in this study to examine how a workplace-based educational campaign on prostate cancer influences the knowledge, awareness, and beliefs of male workers on screening for prostate cancer. Analyses of interview transcripts identified that men had a poor overall knowledge about prostate cancer, its screening, and treatment. Participants were receptive to the introduction of workplace-based health education initiatives to promote men's health issues but recommended an integrated health approach that incorporated information delivered by medical professionals, cancer survivors, supplemented with existing patient education materials. Further research is required to formally evaluate the impact of workplace-based education strategies on men's health.
authors.affiliation: Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. dragan.ilic@monash.edu
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ilic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014739:Victoria; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen