Table 4 Association of knowledge and awareness on uptake of prostate cancer screening
Variable | Category | Ever been screened | X2 | Df | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Aware of PC symptoms | Yes | 112 | 16 | 19.183 | 1 | < 0.001 |
No | 435 | 13 | ||||
Aware of PC treatment | Yes | 377 | 27 | 7.689 | 1 | 0.002 |
No | 170 | 2 | ||||
Ever heard of PC screening | Yes | 209 | 25 | 26.304 | 1 | < 0.001 |
No | 338 | 4 | ||||
Source of information | Mass media | 134 | 11 | 12.296 | 1 | 0.004 |
Friend | 23 | 1 | ||||
Relative | 6 | 1 | ||||
Hospital | 20 | 8 | ||||
Church | 12 | 2 | ||||
CHV | 12 | 2 | ||||
Aware of PC screening methods | Yes | 97 | 21 | 50.551 | 1 | < 0.001 |
No | 450 | 8 | ||||
Family/friend history of PC | Yes | 54 | 2 | 2.575 | 1 | 0.109 |
No | 493 | 27 | ||||