Prostate cancer is a significant health concern affecting
men worldwide, and the lack of awareness and low
screening rates among at-risk men, particularly in
developing countries, exacerbate the issue. The aim of
the study was to determine the awareness of prostate
cancer screening among men in Egor L.G.A secretariat,
Benin city. The study was descriptive survey. The sample
size for this study was 120. The instrument for data
collection was a structured questionnaire. Data
collected were analysed using descriptive (simple
percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square).
Findings revealed that The demographic characteristics
in this study shows that majority of the participant age
are within the ages of 46-55 years (40%), 11 – 15years of
service (30.8%), married (82.5%) and were Christians
(80.8%). Finding for reveals that majority of the
participants had tertiary education (62.5%) and junior
workers (31.67%). Further findings observed that the
participants level of awareness of prostate cancer is low
(44.5%) participant’s awareness of prostate cancer
screening is poor (X=1.97) and the health seeking
behaviour of respondents is negative (41%) There is
need for creation and implementation of specific public
health programs aimed at increasing awareness of
prostate cancer and the importance of early
identification through screening should be given top
priority by healthcare authorities and legislators.
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- Awareness; Prostate Cancer Screening; Male Staff
- AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING AMONG MALE CIVIL SERVANTS
