Abstract
The study investigated the influence of knowledge, attitude and
screening behaviour of Benue State University Male Students
towards prostate cancer awareness. Five research questions
and research hypotheses guided the study. The study was a
cross-sectional design utilizing a pretested 34-item Prostate
Cancer Questionnaire (PCQ) (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.62) to collect
information about knowledge, attitude and screening behaviour
regarding prostate cancer among Benue State University Male
students Makurdi, Nigeria. Two hundred and forty-five participants
were sampled for the study by systematic random selection of
male students in Benue state university. Data analysis was done
using mean and standard deviations while multiple regression
analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 and 0.01 levels
of significance respectively using SPSS 16.0 software. Result
showed that the interaction of knowledge, attitude and screening
behaviour significantly influenced prostate cancer awareness,
knowledge (β=0.76; P
M.Terwase, J (2021). Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Behaviour of Benue State University Male Students towards Prostate Cancer Awareness. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-screening-behaviour-of-benue-state-university-male-students-towards-prostate-cancer-awareness
M.Terwase, Joyce "Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Behaviour of Benue State University Male Students towards Prostate Cancer Awareness" Afribary. Afribary, 23 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-screening-behaviour-of-benue-state-university-male-students-towards-prostate-cancer-awareness. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
M.Terwase, Joyce . "Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Behaviour of Benue State University Male Students towards Prostate Cancer Awareness". Afribary, Afribary, 23 Apr. 2021. Web. 15 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-screening-behaviour-of-benue-state-university-male-students-towards-prostate-cancer-awareness >.
M.Terwase, Joyce . "Knowledge, Attitude and Screening Behaviour of Benue State University Male Students towards Prostate Cancer Awareness" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 15, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitude-and-screening-behaviour-of-benue-state-university-male-students-towards-prostate-cancer-awareness