Objectives
The study aimed to investigate the behavioral and social factors that underlie the risk perception and screening behavior of prostate cancer (PCa) among rural men in Southwest Nigeria.
Methods
The study adopted a descriptive cross‐sectional design. To investigate the behavioral and social factors associated with men's screening behavior in rural communities, the study utilized an interviewer‐administered questionnaire. A sample of 384 men who lived in six rural communities across Southwest Nigeria participated in the study. Constructs of the Health Belief Model provided theoretical framing. Key variables were the demographics, screening behavior, knowledge of PCa, and perception of PCa risk. Data analysis tools were descriptive (simple percentages) and multiple regression at p < 0.05.
Results
About 49.7% were age 31–40, most of the men in the rural communities (64.1%) did not have more than secondary school education, and about 48.7% owned their businesses. Exactly 56% earned less than 18,000 per month; 65.6% were Christians, and the majority (90.6%) were married, with most (60.2%) not having more than four children (≤4 children). Knowledge of PCa has a significant but weak relationship with PCa screening behavior (p = 0.02). Age (β = 0.014), religion (β = 0.052), and income (β = 0.010)/(β = 0.011) had predicted risk perception. Only income (β = 0.038) significantly influenced screening behavior.
Conclusion
There is a need to improve PCa awareness and knowledge to address risk perception fears and encourage increased screening behavior among men in rural areas.
Every society makes provisions for the health care delivery system for its members, this is intending to provide medical and related services for the maintenance of good health, particularly through the prevention and treatment of diseases. This is in recognition of the pervasive importance of good health upon which life is contingent. Despite the development of more researched and formulated orthodox medicines, herbal medicines continue to be well patronized by persons across the world with some patrons concurrently using both forms, oblivious of the unwelcome effects that may occur. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. For the study, a quantitative approach was used in analyzing the data collected, the population of the study were females between the ages 15-49 with a total of 1081 nursing mothers in Ikenne Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun Nigeria. Sample size determination calculation by Cochran was used to determine the sample size of 190. A multi-stage random sampling, purposive sampling and accidental sampling technique were used to select the respondents. The study revealed that all the social and demographic characteristics of respondents except community had a significant association with respondents’ concurrent usage of herbal and orthodox medicines. It was also observed that 2 in every 10 nursing mothers uses both orthodox and herbal drugs concurrently on their children. The study concluded that 11.05% of respondents concurrently used herbal and orthodox medicines for infant health problems.
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