Prostate cancer awareness and screening practice among Kenyan men

Despite globally increased awareness and widespread availability of screening tools, little is known about prostate cancer (PCa) awareness and screening practices in Kenya. To assess PCa awareness and screening practice among Kenyan men (age: 15–54 years), a cross-sectional study was carried out using Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS 2014) data. A subsample of 12 803 men was taken and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Overall, 7926 (61.9%) men were aware of PCa. Three hundred eleven (3.9%) men who were aware of PCa reported ever screening for PCa. A strong association was found by crude and adjusted logistic regression analysis between men’s awareness and age categories [age: 25–34 years, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.32–1.73, P 
Source: European Journal of Cancer Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Research paper: Prostate cancer Source Type: research