The Effect of the Brochure on Testicular Self-Exam

This study aims to examine the effect of the educational brochure given to university students on testicular cancer and its early diagnosis on their health beliefs and self-examination; In non-randomized groups, pretest-posttest was conducted in a quasi-experimental design with control group. The research was carried out with students studying in the psychological counseling and guidance department of a state university in Turkey. The study group consisted of 92 students, 48 of which were experimental and 44 were control. Only the experimental group was given an educational brochure about testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. Data; Personal information form, testicular cancer and health beliefs scale about testicular self-examination were collected with the form for self-examination. In the evaluation of the data; Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon and chi-square analyzes were performed.

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Key information

Conditions

Testicular Cancer Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Genital Neoplasms, Male Gonadal Disorders Male Urogenital Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Testicular Diseases Testicular Neoplasms Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Selcuk University

Konya, Selcuklu, 42100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

To study in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Studying in 3rd and 4th grade

Exclusion criteria

Any previous diagnosis of cancer
Having received previous training in Testicular Self Examination

Treatment and study plan

Education brochure

Other

In the content of the brochure about testicular cancer and CCTM prepared in line with the literature; It includes information such as the definition of testicular cancer, testicular cancer risk factors and symptoms, the importance of early diagnosis in testicular cancer, how CCTM is performed, and what to do in case of differences after the examination. Expert opinion was obtained from three faculty members (a professor from the Department of Urology, a professor in Public Health Nursing and a physician faculty member) regarding the content validity of the educational brochure created before the research.

Primary outcomes

rate of testicular self-exam

Time frame: after 4 weeks

After the training brochure given to the students, they are expected to do testicular examination on their own.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Selcuk University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of the Brochure Given to University Students on Testicular Cancer and Its Early Diagnosis on Health Beliefs and Testicular Self-Examination

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Oct 11, 2021
Registry last updated: Oct 11, 2021

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