Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society

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dc.contributor.authorKuzgunbay B.
dc.contributor.authorYaycioglu O.
dc.contributor.authorSoyupak B.
dc.contributor.authorKayis A.A.
dc.contributor.authorAyan S.
dc.contributor.authorYavascaoglu I.
dc.contributor.authorCal C.
dc.contributor.authorBeduk Y.
dc.contributor.authorAslan G.
dc.contributor.authorMungan A.
dc.contributor.authorKaplan M.
dc.contributor.authorMuezzinoglu T.
dc.contributor.authorBozlu M.
dc.contributor.authorTurkeri L.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:18:28Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:18:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBackground: Testicular self-examination is the easiest and cheapest way to scan testicular cancer. However, the public awareness about testicular self-examination is very low. We aimed to investigate the public awareness of Turkish people about testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. Methods: We performed a survey consisting of 10 questions concerning testicular cancer and testicular self-examination in 799 students in the first year of 12 different medical schools. Aiming for a common method of data collection, the questionnaires were administered to the students during a class just before the lesson started. The whole data from all of the centers were pooled in a common data-base file. Results: Eighty-nine (11.1%) of the participants reported that they had knowledge about testicular cancer, but only 11 (1.4%) of them answered all the questions about testicular cancer correctly. Eight (1%) of the participants reported that they had been performing testicular self-examination routinely once a month. Four (0.5%) of them were both well informed about testicular cancer and had been performing testicular self-examination once a month as suggested. Conclusion: The present study showed that awareness on testicular cancer and testicular self-examination is very low and suggests a need for efforts in Turkey to increase public awareness and education. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.01.020
dc.identifier.issn18732496
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17311
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectHealth Education
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSelf-Examination
dc.subjectStudents, Medical
dc.subjectTesticular Neoplasms
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectattitude to health
dc.subjectawareness
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmedical school
dc.subjectmedical society
dc.subjectmulticenter study (topic)
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjecttesticular self examination
dc.subjecttestis cancer
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titlePublic awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society
dc.typeArticle

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