Pazarda Çalışan Erkeklerin Kendi Kendine Testis Muayenesi ve Testis Kanserinden Korunmaya İlişkin Sağlık İnanç ve Davranışlarının Belirlenmesi

Şinel E., Kolaç N.

2. Uluslarararası Multidisipliner Hijyen Araştırmaları Kongresi, Kocaeli, Türkiye, 2 - 04 Ekim 2025, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Kocaeli
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

05. 2025

PURPOSE : Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers, especially in young adult men. Early diagnosis increases treatment success and positively impacts prognosis. This descriptive study aimed to determine men's knowledge, health beliefs, and behaviors regarding testicular cancer and testicular self-examination.

METHOD: The study was conducted with 200 adult men in the Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul between January and July 2025. Data were collected using a 23-item descriptive questionnaire developed by the researcher and the Champion Health Belief Model Scale, via face-to-face interviews at the participants' local market. Data were analyzed using a computer-aided statistical package. The socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were analyzed using numbers and percentages, independent samples t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, Pearson chi-square, mean, and standard deviation tests.


FİNDİNGS :65.5% of the participants [N1] had never heard of testicular self-examination before. 47% of the participants had a family member diagnosed with cancer. 5.5% of the participants perform testicular self-examination once a month. The self-efficacy score of individuals with a family history of cancer (X̄ = 3.44) was found to be higher than those without (X̄ = 3.08). In the sensitivity dimension, participants who were knowledgeable about CCTM (X̄ = 2.67) had a higher mean score than those who were not (X̄ = 2.30), and this difference was found to be significant (t(198) = 2.231, p = .027). In the seriousness dimension, the mean score of individuals with knowledge (X̄ = 3.39) was higher than those without knowledge (X̄ = 2.91), and the difference was significant (t(198) = 2.705, p = .007). In the benefits dimension, the score of informed individuals (X̄ = 3.58) was found to be significantly higher than the score of uninformed individuals (X̄ = 3.14) (t(198) = 3.346, p = .001). CONCLUSION: Participants' lack of knowledge negatively affected their health beliefs and behaviors regarding testicular cancer prevention.

 

Keywords: Testicular cancer, Testicular self-examination, Early diagnosis, Health belief model

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