The prevalence and predictors of previous prostate cancer screening among men attending primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The extremely low prevalence of previous prostate cancer screening in this population underscores urgent need to improve access to PSA testing. Employment status, insurance coverage, smoking, and history of heart disease were significant predictors of screening uptake. These findings highlight need for both targeted and general interventions and support development of a national strategy for PSA testing among asymptomatic men in Saudi Arabia.
Authors
- Lubna Alnaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3786-2379)
- Mamdouh M. Shubair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-072X)
- Saad M. Alshahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-6342)
- Fatmah Othman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-4632)
- Amani Alharthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-6058)
- Awad Alshahrani
- Khadijah Angawi
- Badr F. Al-Khateeb
- Atheer Abdulrahman Alfallaj
- Ashraf El-Metwally
- Nura Almutairi
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- University of Northern British Columbia (CA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2628366
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00