Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Testicular Self Examination

Abstract

Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable types of cancer for around 4% of cases. More than 96% ofmen with early stage testicular cancer will be completely cured. Even cases of more advanced testicularcancer, where the cancer has spread outside the testicles to nearby tissue, have an 80% chance of beingcured. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in males between the ages of 15 and 35. The study topicwas “Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Testicular Self Examination among young adult men ina selected college at Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu,India. The objective of the study were to assessthe pre-test knowledge on testicular self examination among young adult men, to assess the effect of videoassisted teaching on testicular self examination among young adult men,to associate between pre-test, posttest knowledge regarding testicular self examination among young adult men with selected demographic.Quasi-experimental research design was used for this study.. The sample consist of 50 adult men . Selfstructured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on testicular self examination among young adultmen. The data collection period was one week. The data was collected in 50 adult men in the age groupbetween 18 to 35 years in a selected College, Kanchipuram District, the sample was selected by purposivesampling technique. The data was analysis and tabulated. The study results shows that majority 16%having inadequate knowledge,80% having moderate knowledge & 4% of them having adequate knowledgeregarding testicular self examination after the video assisted teaching the study results shows that majority74 % having adequate knowledge, 26% having moderately adequate knowledge and none of them werehaving inadequate knowledge regarding testicular self examination.