awareness of prostate cancer and associated factors among men older than 40 years residing in mizan aman town, bench sheko zone, snnpr south west Ethiopia, 2019

Abstract

Background: Prostate cancer is the common cause of morbidity and mortality among men population older than 40 years. Evidence has shown that awareness about Prostate cancer plays a greater role in early detection of prostate cancer. However, there is a paucity of information regarding prostate cancer awareness level in Ethiopia in general and in Mizan Aman town in particular. Objectives: To assessthe awareness of prostate cancer and its associated factors among men older than 40 years in Mizan Aman town Bench Sheko Zone, SNNPR, South West Ethiopia, 2019. Methods: Community based cross- sectional study was conducted from April 1-30, 2019 Mizan Aman town. A total of 322 Study subjects was selected from the total population of 1242 by using simple random sampling in Mizan Aman town. Data was collected by face to face interview using a structured questionnaire. Data was entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed by SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize socio-demographic characteristics and personal history. Bi variable and multi variable logistic regression analysis were used to explore further variables that were associated with the level of awareness. Significant associations were declared at P-value <0.05. And results were presented in text, table, and chart. Results: Of the total of 322 study subjects,64% had a high level of prostate cancer awareness. Age (AOR=6.16, 95%CI=2.62-14.47), occupation (AOR=4.684,95% CI=(1.56-13.97) and economic status (AOR=12.45,CI=95% (3.2-47.77) were significantly associated with the level of awareness. Conclusion and recommendation፡ This study have revealed that 36% of men residing in Mizan Aman town had a low awareness of prostate cancer. Those older age,low economic status and,un employment were less likely hoodness of awareness. This indicates the need for collective effort to enhance the awareness of men regarding prostate cancer.