Table 4.
Prostate Cancer Knowledge Index Percent Correct by Item for AA Men across Time
| Baseline (n = 33) |
Six-Month (n = 32) |
One Year (n = 30) |
Wilk’s Lambda (p value) |
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| 1. Most men diagnosed as having prostate cancer die of something else. | 48.5 | 46.9 | 46.7 | 0.037 (.963) |
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| 2. Men are more likely to die because of Prostate cancer than because of heart disease. | 51.5 | 40.6 | 36.7 | 1.153 (.33) |
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| 3. Prostate cancer is the MOST COMMON cause of problems with urination. | 75.8 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 38.5** (.0001) |
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| 4. Prostate cancer NEVER causes problems with urination. | 42.4 | 90.6 | 81.8 | 8.65** (.001) |
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| 5. Prostate cancer is one of the LEAST common cancers among men. | 45.5 | 68.8 | 63.3 | 0.895 (.42) |
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| 6. The PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test will pick up ALL prostate cancers. | 51.5 | 40.6 | 50.0 | 0.938 (.403) |
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| 7. A prostate biopsy can tell you with more certainty whether you have prostate cancer than a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test can. | 90.9 | 93.8 | 93.3 | 0.00 (1.00) |
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| 8. If you have an ABNORMAL PSA (prostate specific antigen) test result, your doctor may recommend that you have a prostate biopsy. | 84.8 | 96.9 | 93.3 | 2.15 (.135) |
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| 9. Loss of sexual function is a common side effect of prostate cancer treatments. | 69.7 | 87.5 | 86.7 | 2.54 (.097) |
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| 10. Problems with urination are common side effects of prostate cancer treatments. | 81.8 | 87.5 | 90.0 | 1.17 (.324) |
| Total number of correct knowledge items. | 6.52 | 6.52 | 6.66 | 0.087 (.917) |