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Table 4 Ability to select correct multiple choice answers about prostate and testicular cancers

From: Improving the Deaf community's access to prostate and testicular cancer information: a survey study

Question

Pre-video

Post-video

2 month post

What is cancer?

   

A disease where your cells become mutated and divide uncontrollably.

73 (74.5%)

88 (89.8%)*

78 (83%)

What is a Prostate Specific Antigen Test?

   

A test to measure the amount of PSA in a man's blood.

56 (56%)

70 (70%)*

62 (66.7%)

What increases your risk of getting prostate cancer?

   

Getting older.

78 (78%)

76 (76%)

70 (74.5%)

Being White or African American.

25 (25%)

71 (71%)*

56 (59.6%)^

Family history of prostate cancer.

60 (60%)

79 (79%)*

68 (72.3%)

What is a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)?

   

An examination of a man's prostate through his rectum.

66 (67.3%)

79 (80.6%)*

66 (70.2%)

Which of the following are possible side effects of treatment for prostate cancer?

   

Losing one's ability to have an erection.

58 (57.4%)

79 (78.2%)*

66 (70.2%)^

Losing one's ability to hold urine (pee).

75 (74.3%)

87 (86.1%)*

73 (77.7%)

What increases your risk of getting testicular cancer?

   

Family history of testicular cancer.

63 (63%)

81 (81%)*

68 (73.1%)

Undescended testicle in childhood.

18 (18%)

47 (47%)*

35 (37.6%)^

Which of the following is the treatment of testicular cancer?

   

Surgical removal of the testicle that contains the cancer.

72 (72%)

82 (82%)

71 (77.2%)

  1. *Significant increase in knowledge between pre- and post-test using McNemar chi -square test, alpha<0.05
  2. ^Significant increase in knowledge maintained between pre- and two-month test using McNemar chi-square test, alpha<0.05