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| Knowledge on prostate cancer |
| (a) | I will be able to know I have prostate cancer immediately through the symptoms I experience. |
| (b) | Younger men are more likely to get prostate cancer than older men |
| (c) | Having somebody in your family with prostate cancer increases the chance of one getting prostate cancer |
| (d) | Eating red meat increases the risk of a men developing prostate cancer |
| (e) | Eating vegetables increases the risk of a men developing prostate cancer |
| (f) | A man with many sexual partners is more likely to develop prostate cancer |
| (g) | A man can prevent themselves from getting prostate cancer by not smoking cigarettes/using tobacco. |
| (h) | Prostate cancer disease is curable |
| (i) | Prostate cancer can cause death if it is left untreated |
| (j) | Early testing for prostate cancer cannot tell if one has prostate cancer |
| (k) | Prostate cancer diagnosed early through testing increases survival |
| (l) | All adult men should undergo prostate cancer screening |
| (m) | Men should undergo prostate cancer screening once in their lifetime |
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| Perception of self-vulnerability |
| (a) | In my opinion prostate cancer is not a common disease |
| (b) | At my age, I do not need to get screened for prostate cancer |
| (c) | I believe that I am at risk of getting prostate cancer. |
| (d) | I believe that I am at a higher risk of getting prostate cancer than other men |
| (e) | Compared to other diseases, prostate cancer screening is not important to me |
| (f) | It is likely that I will get prostate cancer in future |
| (g) | I am worried about having prostate cancer |
| (h) | I am worried about having a prostate cancer test because I do not understand what will be done |
| (i) | I believe having a prostate cancer test would cost too much money unnecessarily |
| (j) | I believe that getting a prostate cancer test would take too long at the hospital |
| (k) | I am too busy to undertake prostate cancer screening |
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