URBAN CONDITIONS AND SCREENING BEHAVIOUR OF PROSTATE CANCER AMONG WORKING-CLASS MEN IN NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA

 

Emmanuel O. Amoo¹*, Sandra O. Ogini², Mofoluwake P. Ajayi³ & Angie Adebayo⁴

¹Demography and Social Statistics, College of Business and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, emma.amoo@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

²Demography and Social Statistics, College of Business and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

³Department of Sociology, College of Business and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

⁴Department of Mass Communication, College of Business and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author

                   

Abstract

Prostate epidemic is currently the most diagnosed disease in men. However, the data require for the treatment and control of morbidities and deaths arising from this disease, including the evaluation of the knowledge and screening behaviour, especially among the working class men, are relatively scarce in Nigeria. This study sought to determine the level of awareness of prostate cancer and screening behavior among working class men (aged ≥40 years) in Nigeria using Chikun local government area, Kaduna State as case study. Three main data sources with sub-multiple approaches were adopted: (1) the desk-based research; (2) the online-empirical analysis using International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) online global dataset for different countries; and quantitative survey among randomly selected 126 Chikun men. Three level of analyses were adopted, namely univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Only one hypothesis was tested using binary logistic regression. The awareness level regarding the symptoms of prostate cancer is low, and the prevalence rare equals 18% with larger burden among men aged ≥50. The study concludes that there is general lack of knowledge about prostate cancer, and low awareness about available centres for screening. The authors recommend increase in cancer awareness campaign though regular and non-regular education, incentive driven health seeking behaviour and free screening.

Keywords: Urban conditions, Prostate cancer, men health, working men, sexual behaviour, coping strategy, Nigeria