Knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara district, south western Uganda

dc.contributor.authorAtuhaire, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorByamukama, Ambrose
dc.contributor.authorCumber, Rosaline Yumumkah
dc.contributor.authorCumber, Samuel Nambile
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T07:50:26Z
dc.date.available2020-08-19T07:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: testicular self-examination (TSE) is a screening technique that involves inspection of the appearance and palpation of the testes to detect any changes from the normal. Globally, the incidence of cancer has increased among which is testicular cancer (TC). Data on this topic among male secondary school adolescents in Uganda is limited therefore this study sought to assess the knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School, Mbarara District in south western Uganda. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara district, south western Uganda. METHODS: we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study among 165 students. Recruitment was made using simple random sampling technique. Respondents were selected among advanced level (A’ level) male students studying at Ntare School in Mbarara district, south western Uganda. Structured selfadministered questionnaires were used for data collection. RESULTS: of the male students, 41.8% reported to have knowledge about TSE and only 23.6% practiced TSE. Most students rated their knowledge of TSE to be below 5 (from 1-10). Of the 39 students who admitted performing TSE, only 16 did so as recommended (monthly). CONCLUSION: the knowledge and practice of TSE were low among adolescent secondary school boys in Ntare School in Mbarara District, south western Uganda. This suggests that these students are unaware of the value of this personal health promotion tool which is fundamental in early diagnosis of testicular cancer.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.panafrican-med-journal.comen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAtuhaire, C., Byamukama, A., Cumber, R.Y. et al, 2019,'Knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara district, south western Uganda', Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 33, art. 85, pp. 1-12.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.11604/pamj.2019.33.85.15150
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/75803
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAfrican Field Epidemiology Networken_ZA
dc.rights© Catherine Atuhaire et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_ZA
dc.subjectPracticeen_ZA
dc.subjectUgandaen_ZA
dc.subjectTesticular self-examination (TSE)en_ZA
dc.subjectTesticular canceren_ZA
dc.subjectSecondary studentsen_ZA
dc.titleKnowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara district, south western Ugandaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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