KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS PROSTATE CANCER AMONG ADULT MALES IN PENANG, MALAYSIA

Received 2021-07-23; Accepted 2021-10-12; Published 2022-07-01

Authors

  • Bit-Lian Yee International Medical University, School of Health Sciences, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Asnifarah Che Ani International Medical University, School of Health Sciences, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Woan Ching Chang International Medical University, School of Health Sciences, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Rosnida Abu Bakar Open University Malaysia, Cluster of Health Sciences, Seksyen 19, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol25no2.10

Keywords:

attitude, knowledge, male adults, prostate cancer, public

Abstract

Background: The incidence rate of prostate cancer spiked dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is one of the most common cancers among men, together with lung cancer, both accounting for approximately one-third of all male cancers. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitude towards prostate cancer amongst male adults in Penang, Malaysia.


Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 132 adult male respondents from the general public in Penang, Malaysia.


Results: Our findings showed that the majority of respondents (78.03%, n=103) have high level of knowledge regarding prostate cancer. The mean score for total knowledge was 9.1796 with SD ± 1.576. With regards to attitude, the majority of respondents (93.00%) have positive attitudes towards prostate cancer. No significant association was observed between knowledge and attitude towards prostate cancer (p>0.05).


Conclusion: The majority of respondents reported a good level of knowledge and positive attitudes towards prostate cancer. This study recommends that an educational program must be proposed by the local healthcare authority amongst adult males to encourage them for early screening and examination.

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Published

2022-07-01

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Research article

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