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- Title
Prostate specific antigen test uptake: a cross sectional study on elderly men in Western Iran.
- Authors
Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Mehdi; Jalilian, Farzad; Solaimanizadeh, Laleh; Saadatfar, Abdollah; Khashij, Shima; Pirouzeh, Razieh; Solaimanizadeh, Farzaneh
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide and the incidence rate of PCa has been increasing in recent years. The aim of the current study was to determine beliefs elderly men towards prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test uptake.<bold>Methods: </bold>This cross-sectional study conducted among 352 elderly men (60-74 years old age) in the west of Iran. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was applied as a study framework to evaluation of beliefs towards PSA test uptake. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 using appropriate statistical tests including t-test, chi-square, bivariate correlations, and logistic regression at 95% significant level.<bold>Result: </bold>The mean age of participants was 65.55 years [SD: 3.90]. Almost 16.9% of the elderly men had uptake PSA during last year. There was significant association between PSA test uptake with older age (P = 0.013), better economic status (P = 0.023), higher education level (P = 0.004), positive family history of prostate cancer (P = 0.018), and number of family members more than four (P = 0.032). The best determinants predictors for PSA test uptake were cues to action [OR: 1.967 and 95% CI: 1.546, 2.504], perceived severity [OR: 1.140 and 95% CI: 1.008, 1.290], and perceived benefits towards PSA test uptake [OR: 1.133 and 95% CI: 1.024, 1.253].<bold>Conclusions: </bold>It seems that development of health promotion programs to increase cues to action and positive beliefs toward PSA test uptake and also perceived treat about side effect of PCa could be beneficial to increase PSA test uptake.
- Subjects
IRAN; HEALTH Belief Model; HEALTH promotion; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-specific antigen; CASTRATION-resistant prostate cancer; OLD age
- Publication
BMC Geriatrics, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1471-2318
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12877-020-01710-9