Epididymitis: a silent male issue

Epididymitis is an inflammation of the coiled tube, called the epididymis, at the testicals. It functions to store and carry sperm. Epididymitis caused by bacterial infection like sexually transmitted infections (STIs). About 1 in 1000 men develop epididymitis annually, and acute epididymitis accounts for more than 600,000 medical visits per year. However, this disease is underdiagnosed since not all sufferers, even the health practitioner, are well aware of it. The objective of this study is to develop innovative education videos of epididymitis to create awareness among men especially the youngsters. The five minutes video includes informative content such as the causes, symptoms, and complication of epididymitis that we are acting in the video. YouTube was used as a platform to share this video to the public. A google form was used to get the feedback on the awareness of the viewers about epididymitis. 50 respondents were successfully recruited in the study. The outcome reported none of them was familiar with this disease. This shows that it is a critical task and concern to create public awareness of this disease among the young generation. It is thus promising for the early diagnosis of the disease with appropriate treatment management, and reduces its risk among men such as fertility.