Barriers related to screening examinations for prostate cancer

Authors

  • Elenir Pereira de Paiva Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Juiz de Fora
  • Maria Catarina Salvador da Motta Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Rosane Harter Griep Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Laboratório de Educação em Ambiente e Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100011

Keywords:

Religion, Prostatic Neoplasms, Men's Health

Abstract

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.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Barriers related to screening examinations for prostate cancer . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(1), 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100011