Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour
Testicular cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among Singaporean men, with the age range of 15 to 30 years old. It is a medical field which is less explored, as compared to other common types of cancer such as lung or prostate cancer. Specifically, testicular self-examination (TSE)...
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| author | Lim, Cheryl Li Hui |
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| description | Testicular cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among Singaporean men, with the age range of 15 to 30 years old. It is a medical field which is less explored, as compared to other common types of cancer such as lung or prostate cancer. Specifically, testicular self-examination (TSE) is a health protection behaviour that most Singaporean males are not familiar with.
To develop effective communication strategies which will influence males’ attitude towards conducting TSE, a study was conducted against the framework of the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). This study has revealed that perceived benefits and self-efficacy emerged as the theory constructs that showed significance in influencing likelihood of adopting the recommended action of TSE among our target audience. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/790092019-12-10T14:06:56Z Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour Lim, Cheryl Li Hui Chen Lou Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Testicular cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among Singaporean men, with the age range of 15 to 30 years old. It is a medical field which is less explored, as compared to other common types of cancer such as lung or prostate cancer. Specifically, testicular self-examination (TSE) is a health protection behaviour that most Singaporean males are not familiar with. To develop effective communication strategies which will influence males’ attitude towards conducting TSE, a study was conducted against the framework of the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). This study has revealed that perceived benefits and self-efficacy emerged as the theory constructs that showed significance in influencing likelihood of adopting the recommended action of TSE among our target audience. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2019-11-25T05:17:57Z 2019-11-25T05:17:57Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/79009 en Nanyang Technological University 29 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Lim, Cheryl Li Hui Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title | Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title_full | Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title_short | Determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self-examination : an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| title_sort | determinants of attitude and behaviour in practising testicular self examination an application of the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/79009 |
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