Development and validation of a tool to assess the knowledge, awareness, and practice toward the screening of prostate cancer among adult men
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of men toward prostate cancer screening. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted over 15 months over three phases. Phase I recruited 15 participants t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Education and Health Promotion |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1093_24 |
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| Summary: | BACKGROUND:
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of men toward prostate cancer screening.
MATERIALS AND METHOD:
A cross-sectional study was conducted over 15 months over three phases. Phase I recruited 15 participants through face-to-face interviews using a purposive sampling approach. Phase II involved the development of a questionnaire with the assistance of a panel of radiology and oncology experts. The questionnaire was validated for reliability using intraclass correlation, inter-rater reliability via Cohen’s kappa, and internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha in Phase III. A convenience sampling method was used to select 60 study participants.
RESULT:
The content validity and internal consistency reliability of the final tool were found to be reliable with a Cronbach’s alpha score of 0.77 with more than 90% agreement.
CONCLUSION:
This tool will aid in identifying areas of knowledge gap and raise public awareness of the importance of preventing and detecting prostate cancer. |
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| ISSN: | 2277-9531 2319-6440 |