Undescended testis: knowledge and practice among primary care physicians in Bahrain
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Sara A.
al-Shaykh, A. Hamid
Singal, Arbinder.
Mubarak, Muhammad
Abbas, Muhammad
Source
Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2021), pp.8-13, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-03-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background & Objectives: Un-descended testis (UDT) is the most common congenital anomaly in male newborns.
Spontaneous descent of testes does not occur beyond six months of age.
As Bahrain has a universal child screening program, primary care physicians are the first physicians to encounter these children.
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of UDT, its work up and management among primary care physicians in Bahrain.
Awareness of recent guidelines and current recommended practices in management were evaluated.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on a self-administered 12-item questionnaire with questions about incidence, pathophysiology, examination, management and complications of undescended testes, which was distributed among 101 among primary care physicians.
Data was expressed as mean standard deviation and measures of central tendency were used for descriptive analysis.
P value was set at 0.05), work experience (p >0.05) or annual case load (p >0.05) was observed.
The average score in this cohort was 5.9 out of a maximum of 10 points.
About 50.5% of the respondents scored between 5 and 6 points (50.5%).
Conclusions: A remarkable gap in the knowledge about the different aspects of UDT amongst primary care physicians was documented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Sara A.& Mubarak, Muhammad& Abbas, Muhammad& al-Shaykh, A. Hamid& Singal, Arbinder.. 2021. Undescended testis: knowledge and practice among primary care physicians in Bahrain. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society،Vol. 33, no. 1, pp.8-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1441053
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Sara A.…[et al.]. Undescended testis: knowledge and practice among primary care physicians in Bahrain. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society Vol. 33, no. 1 (2021), pp.8-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1441053
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Sara A.& Mubarak, Muhammad& Abbas, Muhammad& al-Shaykh, A. Hamid& Singal, Arbinder.. Undescended testis: knowledge and practice among primary care physicians in Bahrain. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2021. Vol. 33, no. 1, pp.8-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1441053
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 12-13
Record ID
BIM-1441053