The Effectiveness of Alternative Cancer Education Programs in Promoting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Examination Behavior in a Population of College-Aged Men.

Marty, Phillip J.; McDermott, Robert J.

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Title: The Effectiveness of Alternative Cancer Education Programs in Promoting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Examination Behavior in a Population of College-Aged Men.

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Title:	The Effectiveness of Alternative Cancer Education Programs in Promoting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Examination Behavior in a Population of College-Aged Men.
Authors:	Marty, Phillip J.; McDermott, Robert J.
Descriptors:	Attitude Change; Cancer; College Students; Health Education; Higher Education; Knowledge Level; Males; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior
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Publication Date:	1983-00-00
Pages:	14
Pub Types:	Reports - Research
Abstract:	A study determined whether changes in knowledge, selected attitudes, and self-examination behavior occurred among college-aged men after exposure to alternative cancer education programs. College-aged men (n=128) from two large health education classes at a mid-western university were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. The first group (control) received an educational program consisting of exposure to pamphlets addressing testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. The second group (experimental) received exposure to an educational program facilitated by an individual who had a history of testicular cancer. At the conclusion of each treatment, subjects responded to an inventory which assessed knowledge and attitudes toward cancer and toward self-examination procedures. Three months later, a questionnaire was sent to each participant requesting information about self-examination behavior subsequent to participation in the program. Conclusions of this study indicate that neither of the treatments is advantageous to the acquisition of knowledge; however, the use of a facilitator with a history of cancer in a cancer education program can influence selected attitudes and improve self-examination behavior. (Author/JMK)
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Identifiers:	Self Examinations (Physical); Testicular Examination
Record Type:	Non-Journal
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education

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