Male (Age Group 20–40) Knowledge and Awareness of Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination

  • Rihards Lapsa (Speaker)
  • Inga Pučka (Co-author)
  • Vita Opelte (Co-author)
  • Siliņa, V. (Co-author)

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation

Description

In Latvia every year an average of 35 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer, often in late stage. Delayed diagnosis may be associated with patients lack of knowledge about this disease and lack of knowledge about the need for testicular self-examination. The objectives of the study are to clarify the knowledge of young men regarding testicular cancer and testicular self-examination and to promote the knowledge of the participants of the study, regarding the disease.. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Riga and Saldus municipality, Latvia from November 2021 till March 2022. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed among randomly selected 300 male patients (aged 20 – 40 years) in two family medicine practices, 150 patients per practice. The data was analysed using IBM SPSS program.. Only 33,33% questionnaires were completed (n=100). Among all respondents 30% have never heard about testicular cancer and only 8% declare that they are aware and alert about this diagnosis. Half of respondents (51%) have never searched for information regarding men’s health topics. However, 9% of respondents have searched for information specifically about testicular cancer at least once in their lifetime. Only 16% agree to the statement that testicular cancer is the most common oncology among young men. Out of 100 respondents 65 think that the first and main symptoms of testicular cancer are pain and swelling in affected testicle or in whole scrotum. Majority of respondents (69%) have never performed testicular self-examination and only 11% of respondents affirm that they know how to perform it step by step.. Our data imply that knowledge and awareness of 20 – 40 years old Latvian men regarding testicular cancer and testicular self-examination are insufficient.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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