Does education variability change testicular cancer awareness and testicular self-examination? | Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2021

Author(s)

Cenk Murat Yazici Department of Urology, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey

Murat Akgul Department of Urology, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey

Enes Altin Department of Urology, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey

Suleyman Erol Eksi Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey.

Tugce Akdemir Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey.

Nese Dagdeviren Tekirdag Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Turkey.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the awareness about testicular cancer and testicular self examination among medical students and the community. Methods: The cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from January to April 2019 at Tekirdag, Turkey, and comprised young male medical students aged 18-26 years and an age-matched control group of male high school graduates. Data was collected using face-to-face survey through a 15-question survey form. Data was analysed and compared using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 345 subjects, 174(50.4%) were medical students and 171(49.6%) were in the control group. The mean age of the medical students was 21.51±2.02 years and that of the control group was 22.04±1.45 years (p=0.435). The awereness about testicular self examination was among 91(52.3%) medical students and 32(23%) controls (p<0.01). There was no signicfiant difference between the groups in terms of individuals performing testicular self examination ( p=0.069). The level of awareness and the practice of performing testicular self examination increased from the rfist to the last year of medical studies (p<0.01). Conclusion: The rate of awareness and performing testicular self examination was low in the general population. However, the rates signicfiantly increased in medical students from the rfist to the nfial year.

Publication Details

Page(s) 1592-1595

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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 71, Issue: 6, Year: 2021

Keywords

awareness Testicular cancer Testicular selfexamination

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