Knowledge and perception of prostate cancer among men attending 37 military Hospital, Accra-Ghana (original) (raw)

The study sought to investigate knowledge and perception of prostate cancer among men in Ghana. Although there is scarcity of information on the disease among men in Ghana, concomitant low levels on knowledge, attitudes and perception of self-risk to the disease were established. In addition, uptake of prostate cancer screening by men in Ghana has remained extremely low despite the fact that early screening and detection is the most effective intervention tool for the disease. A lack of knowledge and poor perception on prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, and a low uptake of screening appear to promote the increasing burden of the Prostate cancer. Most of the reports on prostate cancer from Ghana have largely been hospital-based hence little is known about prostate cancer in the community. Although prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men in Ghana. As such, this cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among male patient at 37 Military Hospital (n=50) of age 30-73 years to evaluate the awareness and knowledge levels; perception of prostate cancer . Data was collected using structured questionnaires and summarised using descriptive statistics and presented in tables and graphs.