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Abstract : Awareness of prostate has come a long way since the days, when comedians confused “prostate” with "prostrate." Yet many man still aren't sure what prostate is, what its functions are and how to have good prostate health. Objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge level regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia among adult male patients by using a structured knowledge questionnaire, effectiveness of information booklet regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia &to find the association between benign prostatic hyperplasia and selected demographic variables'. Pre-experimental one group, pre-test post-test design was used for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 40 adult male patients. The investigator assessed the knowledge regarding BPH using structured knowledge questionnaire and then the information booklet was administered to the subjects. The study concluded that the knowledge score of adult male patients regarding BPH was low before the administration of the information booklet. The information booklet facilitated them to gain more knowledge regarding BPH which was evident from the post-test knowledge score. Hence it can be concluded that information booklet is an effective strategy for providing information and improving the knowledge of adult male patients regarding BPH.