Effect of Brochure and Audio Recordings of Testicular Cancer Stories on Testicular Self-Examination: Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a training program based on educational brochures and audio recordings of testicular cancer (TC) stories on testicular self-examination (TSE) and health beliefs among university students. The study had a pretest-posttest, control group experimental design. This study was conducted with 106 students in Turkey. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Health Beliefs Model (HBM) Scale for TC and TSE, and a form for determining TSE and sharing information. There was a statistically significant difference between the posttest scores obtained by the intervention group, who received the training and the control group on the susceptibility, benefits and health motivation, barriers, self-efficacy, and health motivation dimensions of the HBM Scale (p