The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences

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Authors: Ahmad M. Saleh; Wasileh Petro-Nustas; Marjaneh Fooladi

Background: Prostate cancer has become a major public health concern for primarily affecting older men. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and ranked second as the cause of cancer-related death. The main aim of the current study is to evaluate the awareness of Jordanian men age 40 and older regarding screening of prostate cancer. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study involving 154 participants. A structured questionnaire detailing the biography, the knowledge of prostate cancer, the practice of screening by prostate specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal examination(DRE). Results: Findings showed that mean age of the participants is 53.1 (±9.52) years. 93.5% and 99.3% of Jordanian men had no experience with either of digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostatic-specific-antigen (PSA) testing to detect cancer. Also, 68.2% of Jordanian men had no knowledge of such screening, while 12.7% had a good knowledge score. Among the participants, 97.4% had low to intermediate knowledge scores. Conclusion: Authors conclude that there was a remarkable lack of knowledge of prostate cancer among Jordanian men aged 40 year and above. Prostate cancer screening and serum PSA test for screening is mostly unknown among them. Therefore, developing a prostate cancer educational plan seems to be essential to cover the knowledge gap.