Factors Influencing Uptake of Prostate Cancer Screening among Men Aged 40 Years and Above in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Bivariate analysis of healthcare system factors associated with uptake of PCa Screening.
Variables
Screened for prostate cancer
value
Yes
No
Total
Attitude of health workers
Positive
8 (80%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (3.0%)
210.771
<0.001
Negative
2 (20%)
289 (99.7%)
291 (97.0%)
Experiencing a lack of privacy
Yes
1 (10%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.35%)
29.097
0.033
No
9 (90%)
290 (100%)
299 (99.7%)
Perceived affordability of test
Affordable
8 (80.0%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (3.0%)
210.711
<0.001
Unaffordable
2 (20%)
289 (99.7%)
291 (97.0%)
Access to PC-related healthcare information
Heard of prostate cancer screening
Yes
9 (90%)
216 (74.5%)
225 (75%)
1.241
0.239
No
1 (10%)
74 (25.5%)
75 (25%)
Source of information
Hospital
1 (10%)
12 (4.1%)
13 (4.3%)
17.241
0.014
Doctors
2 (20.0%)
42 (14.5%)
44 (14.7%)
Friends
2 (20%)
55 (19%)
57 (19%)
Relatives
1 (10%)
28 (9.7%)
29 (9.7%)
Radio
1 (10%)
70 (24.1%)
71 (23.7%)
Television
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.7%)
5 (1.7%)
Newspaper
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.35)
Others
2 (20%)
1 (0.3%)
3 (1%)
Not applicable
1 (10%)
76 (26.2%)
77 (25.7%)
Distance
4-5 km
2 (20.0%)
0 (0.0%)
nn (0.7%)
58.038
<0.001
>5 km
6 (60.0%)
1 (0.3%)
7 (2.3%)
Do not know
2 (20.0%)
289 (99.7%)
291 (97.0%)
Source: Primary Field Data 2021. Statistically significant at .
