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<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cuban de Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75232023000400033</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Intervención educativa sobre el examen y autoexamen de próstata en pacientes mayores de 45 años]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Educational Intervention on Prostate Examination and Self-Examination in Patients older than 45]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Puga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rolando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dueñas Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yasnier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Dr. Carlos J. Finlay&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Agramonte Piña&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Docente &#8220;Joaquín de Agüero y Agüero&#8221; Área Este ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000400033&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El examen físico mediante el tacto rectal es una manera de encontrar temprano el cáncer de próstata. Aunque este resulta de suma importancia en las pesquisas, tiene poca aceptación debido a los tabúes arraigados en la sociedad. Por tanto, es necesario educar a la población masculina.  Objetivo:  Elevar el nivel de conocimientos sobre el examen y autoexamen de próstata en pacientes mayores de 45 años.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio cuasiexperimental de intervención educativa en un universo constituido por 62 pacientes mayores de 45 años pertenecientes al Policlínico Docente &#8220;Área Este&#8221;, de la ciudad de Camagüey. La muestra quedó conformada por 55 pacientes que cumplieron con los criterios de selección del estudio. Se analizaron las variables grupo de edades, nivel educacional; así como los conocimientos sobre las características generales del cáncer de próstata, prevención y control de los factores de riesgo, examen y autoexamen de próstata, antes y después de aplicada la intervención educativa.  Resultados:  En la muestra analizada predominaron los pacientes de entre 45-49 años (30,9 %) y el nivel educacional técnico medio (43,6 %), mientras se logró elevar el conocimiento en relación a las características generales del cáncer de próstata (40,0/94,6 %), prevención y control de los factores de riesgo (20,0/92,7 %), y de 7,3/87,3 % en lo concerniente al examen y autoexamen de próstata.  Conclusiones: Se alcanzaron valores estadísticamente significativos, de manera que se logró elevar el nivel de conocimientos en la muestra estudiada.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Examination by digital rectal examination is a way to early find prostate cancer. Although this examination is utmost important in the investigations, it has little acceptance due to the taboos rooted in society. In this sense, it is necessary to educate the male population.  Objective:  To raise the level of knowledge about prostate examination and self-examination in patients older than 45 years of age.  Methods:  A quasi-experimental study of educational intervention was carried out in a universe consisting of 62 patients older than 45 years of age from Área Este Teaching Polyclinic, in the city of Camagüey. The sample was made up of 55 patients who met the study selection criteria. The variables were analyzed age group, educational level; as well as knowledge about the general characteristics of prostate cancer, prevention and control of risk factors, prostate examination and self-examination before and after the educational intervention is applied.  Results:  In the studied sample, patients between 45-49 years of age (30.9%) and the average technical educational level (43.6%) predominated, while knowledge was raised in relation to the general characteristics of prostate cancer (40.0/94.6%), prevention and control of risk factors (20.0/92.7%), and 7.3/87.3% regarding prostate examination and self-examination.  Conclusions:  Statistically significant values were reached, so that the level of knowledge was raised in the sample studied.]]></p></abstract>
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