Barriers related to screening examinations for prostate cancer
With the aim of describing barriers to screening for prostate cancer, a domicile survey was carried out covering 160 men of a Family Health Strategy (FHS) area. Slightly over half had undergone the examination. Regarding beliefs related to the disease, 95% of the men believed there is a cure if detected early, 29.4% mentioned the possibility of a normal life while ill, 56.3% believed it may be asymptomatic, 36.1% agreed/disagreed that the treatment is worse than the disease and 34.4% agreed that the examination affects masculinity and that if you are well it is not necessary to perform it. Regarding barriers, 15% reported that the physician had never requested it, 10.9% did not consider it important and 16.9% were afraid to take the examination. While not the sole determinant, the dissemination of adequate knowledge regarding the examination can constitute a key strategy for the formation of a positive attitude in relation to early detection.
Main Authors: | Paiva,Elenir Pereira de, Motta,Maria Catarina Salvador da, Griep,Rosane Harter |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo
2011
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692011000100011 |
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