The effect of testicular self-examination education on health beliefs in adult men: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  
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Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı World Journal of Urology (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0724-4983 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 08-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa – / 0 / – DOI 10.1007/s00345-025-05877-x
Özet
PurposeTesticular cancer is primarily detected by the patient or their sexual partner and is most commonly diagnosed in men between the ages of 15 and 35. This study aims to assess the impact of self-examination education on health beliefs among adult men.Materials and methodsThis study, which is a systematic review and meta-analysis, obtained studies by searching PubMed, Web of Scıence, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, ProQuest and YOK Thesis Centre databases without a year limitation. After the reviews, 12 studies were included in the study. Data were synthesised by meta-analysis and narrative methods.ResultsThe findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate that self-examination education significantly influences health beliefs in adult men (SMD: 1.790; 95% CI: 0.954 to 2.624; Z= 4.198, p= 0.00; I²= 99.109%).ConclusionThis study highlights that self-examination education may …
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