Self-Awareness of Testicular Cancer among Mansoura Male University Students | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 2, December 2015, Pages 89-106 PDF (270.08 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2015.208783 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Mustafa Abd Algany; Sahar Mohammed Soliman; Samar El Hosieny Abdel-Raoof | ||
| Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cancer of the testis is the most common form of cancer among men aged 15-35 years and its incidence is increasing. This form of cancer is easily diagnosed by testicular selfexamination and is a highly treatable disease if detected early. Adolescent and young adult males must be taught to perform TSE as a normal routine health promotion activity. Objective: To assess Self-Awareness of Testicular Cancer among Mansoura Male University Students. Settings: 16 faculties affiliated to Mansoura University. Subjects: The sample size comprised 424 male students. Tools: Four tools were used in this study the first one Socio Economic Scale was adopted from Fahmy and El-Sherbini Socio Economic Scale, and modified by El Gelany, El-Wehady and El-Wasify, the following three tools were developed by researcher after reviewing the relevant literatures, tool two and three were developed to assess students' knowledge and their subjective practice related to testicular cancer and the fourth one was developed to assess students' attitudes and culture impact of their practices toward testicular self-examination. Results: Most of students showed poor knowledge about testicular cancer (TC) and improper practice of testicular self-examination. There is statistically significant relation between the studied students' level of knowledge and their academic year, and there is a positive significant relation between students' knowledge and their attitude. Conclusion: The main conclusion drawn from the current study is that the majority of students had poor knowledge and poor subjective practices related to testicular cancer and its preventive measures. Concerning students' attitude, most students reported that testicular cancer is a sever disease and testicular self-examination is very useful for early detection of this disease. Recommendation: It is recommended to conduct health education program to university male students focusing on improving their knowledge about TC and the importance of TSE practice for the early detection. Public health campaigns about testicular cancer and its preventive practices must be conducted for men. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Testicular cancer; Preventive practices; Knowledge; Practice; Attitude; Male students | ||
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