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OBJECTIVE: To assess the perception and attitude towards prostate cancer and its screening practices in Pakistan. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi June to October 2019, and comprised male subjects aged >40 years with no prior diagnosis of prostate cancer who were enrolled from the community. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was available in English and Urdu languages. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: Of the 383 subjects, 144(37.6%) were aged 40-49 years, 302(78.9%) were married, 120(31.3%) had received education up to the secondary level, and 204(53.3%) earned. CONCLUSIONS: The level of knowledge regarding prostate cancer and its screening practices was poor, and the attitude towards its screening was negative.
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Prostatic Neoplasms , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Male , Pakistan/epidemiology , Perception , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Prostatic Neoplasms/epidemiologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Bibliometric analyses are a tool employed by researchers and funding agencies to establish the most important areas of research in a particular field, and to determine which foci need increased research attention. Such analyses have been published in a variety of clinical specialties; however, a detailed literature search showed that no such study has been done for "myeloid neoplasms." In order to bridge this gap, we conducted a citation analysis of the 100 most influential articles on myeloid neoplasms. METHODS: Two independent researchers extracted relevant articles from the Scopus database. These articles were then ranked in descending order of citations and a list of the top 100 original articles was made. A further, more detailed list was created containing significant discriminating characteristics. RESULTS: The top cited articles were published over a period of 47 years, with most of them being published in the 5-year interval of 2001-2005. The citations ranged from 636 to 4,039. The articles originated from 28 different countries. Most of the articles were published in high-impact journals. CONCLUSION: Our analysis sheds light on the quality of work and driving trends, listing the most cited and impactful guideline articles within this field and aiding clinicians.
