KNOWLEDGE AND BARRIERS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION 
OF PROSTATE CANCER AMONG MEN

Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski; Piotr Szenk; Tomasz Orczykowski; Marta Kordyzon; Ewa Zięba; Małgorzata Czarny-Działak

doi:10.5114/hpc.2024.142912

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Original paper

KNOWLEDGE AND BARRIERS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER AMONG MEN

Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski

^{1, 2}

,

Piotr Szenk

^{3, 4}

,

Tomasz Orczykowski

⁵

,

Marta Kordyzon

⁶

,

Ewa Zięba

⁶

,

Małgorzata Czarny-Działak

⁶

Office of the Patient Ombudsman, Warsaw, Poland
Department of Public Health, International European University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Hospital of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Wołomin, Poland
Faculty of Medicine, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
Study of Practical Training, Radom Academy of Economics, Radom, Poland
Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland

Health Prob Civil.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2024.142912

Online publish date: 2024/11/21

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Background
According to the data, 17,832 new cases of prostate cancer and 5,458 deaths were registered in Poland in 2021. Raising awareness of prostate cancer will help prevent so many male deaths caused by this type of cancer. The aim of the study was to assess men’s knowledge of prostate cancer contributing to death and the role of taking preventive action.

Material and methods
The study covered 106 men over 40 years of age from the Masovian Province, from February to June 2023. The research tool was an original survey questionnaire. A non-parametric χ2 test was used in the statistical analysis. The significance level of p<0.05 was adopted. In addition, the relationship strength (rp) was determined. The analysis was carried out using Statistica software.

Results
76% of respondents were not familiar with any of the prostate cancer prevention programs, with consequences for the level of male participation in these initiatives. Only 4% of respondents participated in them. Few (15%) assessed that access was good enough. 75% of respondents were unaware of the relationship between the incidence and genetic determinants of prostate cancer and the relationship between the incidence and the occurrence of a high number of deaths.

Conclusions
The men surveyed had very low levels of knowledge about prostate cancer. Participation in cancer prevention programs and campaigns was at an unsatisfactory level.

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KNOWLEDGE AND BARRIERS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER AMONG MEN

Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski 1, 2 , Piotr Szenk 3, 4 , Tomasz Orczykowski 5 , Marta Kordyzon 6 , Ewa Zięba 6 , Małgorzata Czarny-Działak 6

prostate cancer, incidence, death, men, prevention

Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski

^{1, 2}

,

Piotr Szenk

^{3, 4}

,

Tomasz Orczykowski

⁵

,

Marta Kordyzon

⁶

,

Ewa Zięba

⁶

,

Małgorzata Czarny-Działak

⁶