Prostate Screening Among Doctors in Aba, South Eastern Nigeria
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Screening tests are important part of preventive health care. They are used to identify people with increased risk for a condition before they have symptoms. Previous study done on these group of people showed that the subjects have a good knowledge but their practice and attitude toward PSA screening are poor, hence, the need for this study.The aim of this study is to assess the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) of practicing male doctors from 40years of age and above, aiming at determining those at risk of having prostatic diseases. This is a cross- sectional descriptive study done during Nigerian Medical Association monthly meeting. Those who were absent at the meeting were seen in their different clinics at Aba. A structured questionnaire was administered to sixty-one censented male doctors in order to obtain information on demographic parameters, past medical history and some factors that can influence PSA result. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using height and weight of the subjects, and blood pressure measured. About 5 milliliter (ml) of venous blood was collected into a plain bottle. Specimens were allowed to clot and serum harvested after centrifugation. The serum samples were assayed for PSA using ELISA method. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.Mean and standard deviation was computed for quantitative variables. Pearson chi- square was used to test for association between qualitative variables, P <0.05 was statistically significant. The mean age and PSA of the respondents were 54.1±7.8years and 4.79±4.9ng/ml respectively. Thirty-three (54.1%) subjects had PSA of less than 4ng/ml (mean = 1.99± 0.8ng/mL) 23 (37.7%) had equivocal values (5.94±1.3ng/ml) while only 5(8.2%) had an elevated PSA level (18.8±5.8ng/ml).No Significant association was observed between PSA values and pre-analytical factors such as recent sexual intercourse,recent cycling and recent catheterization (p >0.05) This study showed that 8.2% of the respondents had an elevated PSA level which may be suggestive of a prostate disease. Therefore, there may be an attending risk for developing prostate disease among male doctors.
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Uche CL
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