title: Testicular cancer awareness and testicular self-examination among university students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was planned to determine the knowledge of testicular cancer (TC), risk factors and testicular self-examination (TSE) among university students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey study was conducted at a university located in Ankara, Turkey with 634 male students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost half of them (44%) heard TC during their education and life but majority of participants has lack of knowledge about sign and symptoms of TC. Only 5.9 % of them (n = 38) indicated they received information on TSE and 17.7 % have performed the practice of TSE before; only one in a forth (n=21) performed monthly. The reason for not doing TSE was mostly (83.4%) 'not having knowledge' and 'not seen as important' (55.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adding the education on TC, risk factors and TSE into their curriculum is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. skav@baskent.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ziyafet
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ugurlu
authors.forename: Gulcihan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akkuzu
authors.forename: Azize
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beder
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Seyda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okdem
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016353:Self-Examination; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult