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Gender Differences in Experiences of Adherence to HIV/AIDS Management among HIV-Positive Adults attending a Tertiary Hospital in Rivers State, Nigeria 尼日利亚河流州一家三级医院艾滋病毒阳性成人坚持艾滋病毒/艾滋病管理经验的性别差异

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.5

A. Luke, TC Uzosike

{"title":"Gender Differences in Experiences of Adherence to HIV/AIDS Management among HIV-Positive Adults attending a Tertiary Hospital in Rivers State, Nigeria","authors":"A. Luke, TC Uzosike","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.5","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Adherence to HIV/AIDS management is the fundamental mechanism for ending HIV/AIDS by 2030. Rivers State has the third-highest HIV/AIDS burden in Nigeria. This study aimed to gain insights into the gender differences in experiences of adherence to HIV/AIDS management among HIV patients attending the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State Nigeria. \u0000Methods: A qualitative study design was carried out among 24 adult HIV positive patients who were purposively selected. Four focus group discussions were conducted with six participants in each group (2-male groups and 2-female groups). Each session was audio-recorded with consent from participants, transcribed verbatim, and exported into ATLAS. Ti version-12 software for analysis. Results were presented in tables and diagrams, highlighting codes and quotations. \u0000Results: The majority of respondents were within 30-39 years. Most participants understood adherence as the timely ingestion of antiretroviral medications. The commonest reasons for non-adherence among the female gender were shame, poor attitude of healthcare workers, lack of support from discordant spouses/partners, and long waiting times at the clinic. While the male gender reported financial constraints and fear of being embarrassed or stigmatized. \u0000Conclusion: This study revealed the socio-cultural, economic, and psychosocial factors influencing adherence to HIV/AIDS management. Hence solutions proffered by discussants such as improving on personal efforts, disclosure to trusted persons, friendly behaviour of healthcare workers, family and spousal support should be considered by healthcare facilities, donor organizations, and the government.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132650260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nurses Involvement in the Management of Family Violence Victims in Primary Care Settings in Ondo State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study 护士参与管理家庭暴力受害者在初级保健设置在Ondo州，尼日利亚:一项定性研究

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.3

OB Ogunlade, A. Komolafe, A. Olowokere, OM Agunbiade, O. Irinoye

{"title":"Nurses Involvement in the Management of Family Violence Victims in Primary Care Settings in Ondo State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study","authors":"OB Ogunlade, A. Komolafe, A. Olowokere, OM Agunbiade, O. Irinoye","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.3","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nurses in primary healthcare settings are strategic for appropriate responses to family violence victims in Nigeria. The study described nurses’ involvement in identifying and managing victims of family violence. \u0000Methods: The interpretive descriptive qualitative approach was adopted for the study. Participants were purposively selected and in-depth interviews were conducted among 12 nurses working at primary health care settings with a developed interview guide. The interviews were analyzed via qualitative content analysis. \u0000Results: Findings showed that nurses identified victims of physical violence via signs of physical injury. Nurses had difficulty identifying other forms of violence that may not have physical signs and not disclosed by victims. Nurses’ management strategies were wound care for physical injuries sustained, counselling and mediation. Risk assessment, safety planning measures were not instituted as well as effective management and specialized care services for victims. \u0000Conclusion: This study showed there were gaps in identifying family violence cases and their management by nurses. Hence, the implication for further education and training of nurses, and advocacy for policy guidelines for effective management of family violence victims.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124169741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perceived Workplace Stress Levels and Coping Strategies of Military Personnel in a Nigerian Barrack 尼日利亚军营中军事人员的工作压力水平和应对策略

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.9

O.E Udeh, E. Aguwa, C. Onwasigwe

{"title":"Perceived Workplace Stress Levels and Coping Strategies of Military Personnel in a Nigerian Barrack","authors":"O.E Udeh, E. Aguwa, C. Onwasigwe","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.9","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Stress is a recognized cause of impaired job functioning and unproductivity in workplaces. The military environment is reported to be highly stressful. This study determined the levels of stress among Nigerian military personnel in 82 division Abakpa Cantonment, Enugu and also evaluated some stressors, as well as the coping strategies of these personnel. \u0000Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study carried out between July and August 2020 among 261 Nigerian military personnel selected using a multistage sampling method. Data collection was done using a self-administered questionnaire (Perceived Stress Scale). Descriptive statistics were used for demographic variables while multiple linear regression was done to determine the influence of the independent variables (age, gender, marital status, etc.) on the dependent variable (stress). Level of significance was p < 0.05. \u0000Results: Majority were males (80.5%) and married (78%). Mean age was 38±10 years and most (63.3%) had worked for < 20 years. About 51.0% and 1.9% had moderate and severe stress levels, respectively. The commonest perceived causes of stress included underremuneration (32.6%), undervalued (26.1%), heavy workload (18%) and harassment (18%). The commonest positive coping strategies include talking to friends and family (36.0%) and thinking of solution (23.0%) while negative coping styles were eating (9.2%) and alcohol use (6.9%). \u0000Conclusion: More than half of the respondents had moderate level of stress. Government should ensure regular review of personnel salary structure. Also, commissioned officers should be trained in proper handling of non-commissioned officers in order to further reduce the level of stress.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117335471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implications of Performance-based Financing Implementation for Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Nigeria: A Scoping Review 基于绩效的融资实施对尼日利亚妇幼保健成果的影响：范围审查

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.4

AD Gadzama, E. Sondorp, M. Mathew, S. Esomonu

{"title":"Implications of Performance-based Financing Implementation for Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Nigeria: A Scoping Review","authors":"AD Gadzama, E. Sondorp, M. Mathew, S. Esomonu","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.4","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Performance-based financing (PBF) is seen as an open health system reformtailored to suit the needs of countries, even in a fragile context. It is thought to have the ability to address the strategic challenges of the sustainable development goals. This study explored the implementation of PBF in order to determine whether it improves maternal and child health outcomes in the Nigerian context. \u0000Methods: This was a scoping literature review of online multiple databases and programme implementation documents. Six databases and an online library were searched using 30 key words, alone and in combination using Boolean terms. Thirty articles and five implementation documents were screened. At the end, 25 published articles and five implementation documents were reviewed. An adapted World Bank PBF conceptual framework was used for the review. \u0000Results: We found mixed results across most of the service indicators consistent with findings in most lower, middle income countries. In both pilot states, the quality of health services, mainly technical, improved remarkably. There was improved utilisation of maternal and child health services, particularly institutional delivery, modern contraceptives and under-five vaccination. However, client dimension of quality was reportedly poor. The study found no impact of PBF on equity. \u0000Conclusion: Collaborative partnership to develop policy frameworks for demand-side incentives to ensure equitable access to health services and sustainability of the project is essential. We further recommend that more incentives be paid for client quality dimension.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126086281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Predictors of Willingness to Use Modern Contraceptives among female undergraduate students in a tertiary institution in Nigeria: The Health Belief Approach 尼日利亚高等院校女本科生使用现代避孕药具意愿的预测因素:健康信念方法

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.12

F. Fehintola, NE Okoro, DO Adedibu, K. Adeniyi, CL Adeniyi, OE Folorunso

{"title":"Predictors of Willingness to Use Modern Contraceptives among female undergraduate students in a tertiary institution in Nigeria: The Health Belief Approach","authors":"F. Fehintola, NE Okoro, DO Adedibu, K. Adeniyi, CL Adeniyi, OE Folorunso","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.12","url":null,"abstract":"Background: More than half of unintended pregnancies in Nigeria end in induced abortion. Unsafe abortion from unintended pregnancies contributes significantly to maternal mortality in Nigeria. Modern contraceptives have proven useful in preventing unintended pregnancy. The health belief model is a comprehensive tool that can be used to predict contraceptive behaviour. It provides a theoretical framework that gives better understanding of how individual beliefs affect contraceptive behaviour. This study determined the predictors of willingness to use modern contraceptives among female undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife from the perspective of the health belief model. \u0000Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 female undergraduates selected by multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using pretested self-administered questionnaire and analysed using IBM SPSS Version 25. Chi square test was used for association while logistic regression was used to determine the predictors. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. \u0000Results: The mean age of respondents was 21.4±2.4 years. The prevalence of modern contraceptive use was 9.2%. Majority of the respondents 268 (79.3%) were willing to use contraceptives. The most commonly used modern contraceptive was oral pills 289 (68.5%). Perceived benefit (AOR=0.32, 95%CI=0.17-0.63, p=0.001), perceived severity (AOR=0.48, 95%CI=0.44-0.89, p=0.004) and perceived self-efficacy (AOR=0.41, 95%CI=0.22-0.78, p=0.006) were predictors of willingness to contraceptive use. \u0000Conclusion: Although willingness to use modern contraceptives was high, the actual use of contraceptives was low. Health education programs and improvement of access to different contraceptive methods can improve un-met need for contraception among respondents.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115006317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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History and Development of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (1974 – 2022) 尼日利亚公共卫生医师协会的历史和发展(1974 - 2022)

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.1

M. Asuzu

{"title":"History and Development of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (1974 – 2022)","authors":"M. Asuzu","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.1","url":null,"abstract":"In the consideration of the value of history in the developmental process of any group of people or programme, after almost 50 years of her existence, the history and development of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) is being documented here for the benefit of the association and her members both now and in the future, as the history is updated from time to time as is the case of progressive bodies as APHPN surely is. Having been created at a meeting in Lagos as the Association of Community Physicians of Nigeria (ACPN) in 1974, this article traces its life and development up till 1985 at Ibadan when it became an association of a sizeable number, including theestablishment of its journal and the quarterly newsletter. \u0000The association then got reorganized between 2005 and 2007, with a new constitution, as the present ACPN, with the first Board of Trustees and registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission in the Presidency. The constitution was again revised in 2021 to accommodate the several growths that had taken place therein. \u0000The establishment from the APHPN of two other non-physician-only public health associations in Nigeria with wider global activities and other developments within the APHPN are captured in this paper so that younger members of the association may learn from these and so grow more seriously and efficiently in their personal and group benefits; and especially for the country and the world at large.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126602742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Willingness to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine among Anaesthetists in Nigeria 尼日利亚麻醉师接受COVID-19疫苗的意愿

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.13

II Akhideno, I. Alenoghena

{"title":"Willingness to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine among Anaesthetists in Nigeria","authors":"II Akhideno, I. Alenoghena","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.13","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Critical measures in the prevention and control of COVID-19 disease require health care professionals. This study aimed to assess the willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccine among anaesthetists in Nigeria. \u0000Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving the total population of anaesthetists in Nigeria was carried out with the use of self-administered questionnaires. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21.0 statistical software. \u0000Results: A total of 195 respondents were assessed during this study. All of them were aware of COVID-19 disease, 119 (61%) had a good knowledge of COVID-19 disease while 57 (29.2%) and 19 (9.7%) had fair and poor knowledge, respectively. Over half of the respondents, 103 (52.8%) were willing to accept the vaccine. Predictors of willingness to accept the vaccine included being of the male gender (AOR=2.5, 95%CI=1.213-5.246, p=0.013), being from the South-west geopolitical zone (AOR=3.134, 95% CI= 1.353- 8.651, p=0.020) and having a good knowledge of the vaccine (AOR=14.910, 95%CI=6.114-36.359, p= <0.001). \u0000Conclusion: Slightly over half of the respondents were willing to accept COVID 19 vaccines. There is an urgent need for tertiary health institutions in Nigeria to sensitize anaesthetists especially the females on the need to accept the vaccine. ","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123819758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence and Determinants of Medication Adherence in Patients with Multi-morbidities attending General Outpatient Clinics in Secondary Health Care Facilities in Kaduna State 卡杜纳州二级卫生保健机构普通门诊就诊的多重疾病患者的患病率和药物依从性的决定因素

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.11

N. Usman, M. Muhammad, B. Muhammad, OA Usman

{"title":"Prevalence and Determinants of Medication Adherence in Patients with Multi-morbidities attending General Outpatient Clinics in Secondary Health Care Facilities in Kaduna State","authors":"N. Usman, M. Muhammad, B. Muhammad, OA Usman","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.11","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Multi-morbidity is a global public health issue which requires medication adherence to aid in the management. Poor adherence could lead to reduced quality of life, and mortality. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and determinants of medication adherence among patients attending the general outpatient clinics in secondary health facilities in Kaduna State. \u0000Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study carried out among 119 patients attending the general outpatient clinics in secondary health facilities in Kaduna State. Respondents were selected via multistage sampling technique. Data was obtained from the respondents using a pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Medication adherence was assessed with eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. Statistical significance was set at a p-value of <0.05. \u0000Results: Seventy-four (62.2%) of the respondents were aged at least sixty years. The mean age of respondents was 60.3±13.6 years. Seventy-six (63.7%) of the respondents had low medication adherence. The older age (≥60 years) of the respondents (AOR=6.19, 95%CI=1.42-4.81, p=0.001), lack of education (AOR=5.74, 95%CI=1.39-3.42, p<0.001), out-of-pocket spending (AOR=5.29, 95%CI=1.41-3.53, p<0.001), low monthly income (AOR=3.39, 95%CI=1.53-4.81, p=0.004) and taking over 4 medications (AOR=8.25, 95%CI=1.26-5.13, p=0.002) were found to be predictors of low medication adherence. \u0000Conclusion: The finding of low adherence among majority of the respondents highlights the fact that achieving desired health outcomes will be a challenge. Improving this situation would require government interventions which are focused on social drivers of health as well as improving healthcare financing.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"7 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123525550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Decision making in a Rural Community in Northern Nigeria 尼日利亚北部农村社区男性参与计划生育决策的决定因素

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.6

A. Oyefabi, H. Dambo, B. Nwankwo, C. Waje, S. Kure, J. Akabe

{"title":"Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Decision making in a Rural Community in Northern Nigeria","authors":"A. Oyefabi, H. Dambo, B. Nwankwo, C. Waje, S. Kure, J. Akabe","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.6","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Male involvement in family planning (FP) is most often associated with better health outcomes for the family. This study assessed male involvement in FP at Fadan Kamantan, a rural community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North Western Nigeria. \u0000Methods: This was a community-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 166 married men selected using multi-staged sampling technique. A set of structured, interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to obtain information from the respondents. Data was analyzed with IBM SPSS version 23.0 and STATA/SE 12. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05. \u0000Results: The mean age of respondents was 38 ±10.7 years. Current use of FP method by the respondents’ spouses was 80 (51%). One hundred and twenty-two (77.7%) of the men gave consent for their wives to attend the FP clinics, 60 (38.2%) ever followed wives to the FP clinics, 122 (77.7%) ever initiated FP discussion with their spouses, 14 (8.9%) initiated FP discussions all the time, husbands predominantly took FP decisions 89 (56.7%). Only 97 (58.4%) had good overall scores for male involvement in FP decision making. The odds for good male involvement in FP was 27 times higher for those who had tertiary education (AOR=27.00, 95%CI=2.95-247.44) compared to those with no formal education. \u0000Conclusion: The study showed that male involvement in FP was determined by educational status. The Local Government Authority should engage in health education on FP services targeted at men with lower educational status in this community.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115453411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Practices of Prostate Cancer among Men in an Urban Community in Lagos, Nigeria 尼日利亚拉各斯城市社区男性前列腺癌的知识、态度和筛查实践

Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.7

IA Onyeodi, S. Akintelure, AT Oladipo, Toks Fashola

{"title":"Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Practices of Prostate Cancer among Men in an Urban Community in Lagos, Nigeria","authors":"IA Onyeodi, S. Akintelure, AT Oladipo, Toks Fashola","doi":"10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jcmphc.v34i3.7","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Prevalence rates of prostate cancer within Africa show Nigeria is ranked among countries with the highest prevalence. Improvement in the knowledge and attitude towards screening practices prevents millions of deaths yearly with a potential to prevent much more. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and screening practices for prostate cancer among men in an urban community in Lagos, Nigeria. \u0000Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study among 270 men selected by multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using pretested intervieweradministered questionnaire and analyzed using Epi info 7.2 statistical software. Chisquare and Fisher’s exact tests were used to determine statistical associations. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. \u0000Results: The mean age of the respondents was 49.4±8.0 years. Sixty-seven (24.8%) had no knowledge of risk factors for prostate cancer. Overall, 33 (15.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge while 28 (58.4%) had positive attitude. Only 24 (11.0%) had ever been screened. The major reason for lack of prostate cancer screening was lack of knowledge about the disease. Good knowledge (p<0.001) and positive attitudes (p=0.003) were significantly associated with good screening practices. \u0000Conclusion: Although knowledge of prostate cancer was poor, attitude to prostate cancer screening was majorly positive. Sadly, this did not translate into good screening practices. There should be increased public awareness on prostate cancer and screening modalities available by relevant stakeholders to enhance uptake of prostate cancer screening to ameliorate the burden of the disease in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":337808,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127741453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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