Knowledge of XXXX screening among native African urban population in Nigeria.

@entity5 @entity1 @entity263 @entity1486
BACKGROUND: Cancer of the prostate a worldwide public health concern. It is the most commonly diagnosed @entity5 in @entity1 and ranked second as the cause of @entity5 . OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the awareness and attitude of the populace to screening for @entity263 . METHODS: It is a cross-sectional study involving 156 respondents. A structured questionnaire detailing the biodata, the knowledge of @entity263 , the practice of screening by @entity1486 ( @entity1486 ) estimation and the readiness to undergo screening by the respondent was used to obtain the set-out objectives. RESULTS: A total of 156 respondents completed the questionnaire and forms the basis of further analysis. The mean age of the respondents is 44.15 (+/- 11.9) years. Majority of the respondents were civil servant (51.9%) followed closely by politicians. About 23.1% of them have no formal education while 53.8% have acquired tertiary education. The result shows that 78.8% have never heard any information on @entity263 and only 5.8% have heard about @entity1486 . None of the respondents have ever had @entity1486 test done, even once. Eighty four per cent of the respondents are ready to pay for @entity263 screening test by @entity1486 assay. CONCLUSION: We conclude that there was remarkable lack of awareness of @entity263 among the Nigerian native African urban populace. @entity263 screening and serum @entity1486 test for screening is globally unknown among them.
