Table 4.

Young men's knowledge of pathologies mimicking testicular cancer; data are shown as percentages of selected answers that agreed with statements regarding pathologies that can mimic TC.

Other pathologies mimicking testicular cancer	HS (%)	MS (%)	p	Pre-clinical MS (%)	Clinical MS (%)	p
Orchitis	57.3	42.5	< 0.001	35.7	50.9	< 0.001
Spermatocele	38.5	67.3	< 0.001	70.5	63.1	0.039
Varicocele	11.3	40.7	< 0.001	42.3	38.7	0.367
Hydrocele	35.8	49.7	< 0.001	46.4	54.0	0.048
Groin hernia	19.4	21.6	0.468	23.9	18.6	0.097
Twist of spermatic cord	16.4	23.2	0.015	20.3	26.8	0.045

HS, high school students; MS, medical students.

p value: two proportion Z-test - HS versus MS and pre-clinical MS versus clinical MS.