Males' Awareness of XXXX : An Integrative Review.

@entity1 @entity4115 @entity5 @entity854 @entity74
UNASSIGNED: Disorders that affect the testes can range from painless and benign to debilitating and life threatening. Despite the availability of literature on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of benign @entity74 (BTD), very little is known about @entity1 's awareness of these conditions. The aim of this review was to extract and analyze evidence from studies that explored males' awareness of BTD. Four e-databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and PubMed) were thoroughly searched and four articles met the review inclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was appraised and data were extracted and cross-checked using a standardized data extraction table. It was determined that @entity1 lacked education about testicular self-examination and scrotal signs and symptoms which contributed to their lack of awareness of BTD. Help seeking in the event of @entity854 was suboptimal which is alarming given the acuteness of some BTD such as @entity4115 . Individuals who are at risk for health disparities were underrepresented in the reviewed literature. Findings from this review highlight the need to address barriers to BTD knowledge and help seeking. This could be achieved through making use of past interventions that succeeded in increasing @entity1 's awareness of @entity5 such as university campaigns and mass media. From a practical standpoint, clinicians must be encouraged to educate young @entity1 about BTD. This could be attained through tailoring creative educational interventions that are sensitive to the needs of individuals who are at risk for health disparities.
