THE PRACTICES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REGARDING TESTICULAR SELF-EXAMINATION AND AN EVALUATION ON THE EDUCATION GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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This study was planned to determine the practice of university students regarding testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. The population of this quasi-experimental study was male nursing students (n=150). The sample consisted of 98 students who had agreed to participate in the study. The data was collected through a questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher in the direction of the literature. In the analyses; the percentage, mean, and t-tests, and Kruskal-Wallis H test were performed. The students mean age was 21.12±1.82. There was no testicular cancer students’ in the students’ families. While more than half of the students (59.2%) reported that they had prior knowledge regarding testicular cancer, the remainder, (54.1%), stated that they acquired their knowledge from their degree course. 49% of the students reported that they knew how to perform a testicular self-examination, but 31.6% said that they had. The average correct answer to 22 questions concerning testicular cancer and testicular self-examination was 16.55±2.14 prior to study, and the average correct answers was18.22±2.93 after education. This increase was statistically significant (p<0.001). As a result, it was determined that most university students have a moderate level of knowledge on testicular cancer and testicular self-examination.

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[Melike DEMIR DOGAN and Busra GUVEN Yasin ERDOGAN. (2017); THE PRACTICES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REGARDING TESTICULAR SELF-EXAMINATION AND AN EVALUATION ON THE EDUCATION GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 1401-1406] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

melike DEM?R DO?AN
BSc., MSc, PhD., Assist. Prof.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2900      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2900

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