Men's lack of knowledge adds to the cervical cancer burden in South Africa.
Summary of "Men's lack of knowledge adds to the cervical cancer burden in South Africa."
MAREE J.E., WRIGHT S.C.D. & MAKUA T.P. (2011) European Journal of Cancer Care Men's lack of knowledge adds to the cervical cancer burden in South Africa The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer among Black men living in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa. A quantitative survey was conducted. The population consisted of 980 (n = 980) convenience sampled men. Self-reported data were gathered using a structured interview and a pre-tested questionnaire served as data gathering instrument. The study provided evidence that men living in Ga-Rankuwa did not have knowledge of cervical cancer. None of the sample mentioned the HPV as risk factor while some knew that having multiple sexual partners add to a woman's risk. It is, however, doubtful whether the respondents experienced themselves as those with the multiple partners. More than 90% of the sample (n = 963) reported to have had more than one sexual partner in the previous 5 years while less than a quarter indicated that they would have to change their sexual behaviour to prevent cervical cancer. Men add to the cervical cancer burden in South Africa as their knowledge would not enable them to protect their partners from HPV infections, motivate them to be screened or allow them to protect themselves against this dreadful disease.
Affiliation
Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
Journal Details
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Name: European journal of cancer care
ISSN: 1365-2354
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21501266
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2011.01250.x
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South Africa
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
Trypanosoma Vivax
An active blood parasite that is present in practically all domestic animals in Africa, the West Indies, and parts of Central and South America. In Africa, the insect vector is the tsetse fly. In other countries, infection is by mechanical means indicating that the parasites have been introduced to these countries and have been able to maintain themselves in spite of the lack of a suitable intermediate host. It is a cause of nagana, the severity of which depends on the species affected.
Africa, Southern
The geographical area of Africa comprising ANGOLA; BOTSWANA; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; ZAMBIA; and ZIMBABWE.
Africa South Of The Sahara
All of Africa except Northern Africa (AFRICA, NORTHERN).
Lesotho
A kingdom in southern Africa, within the republic of SOUTH AFRICA. Its capital is Maseru.
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