Effectiveness of self-instructional module on awareness on screening regarding breast cancer with Intelligent Breast Examination among primary schoolteachers in Karad
Autor: | RV Mohite, Shreyas Shripad Walvekar, Satish V Kakade, Vaishali Rajsinh Mohite |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Research design medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Models Educational India Breast Neoplasms Nonprobability sampling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Statistical significance Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Breast examination Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging skin and connective tissue diseases Pre and post Early Detection of Cancer business.industry Breast Self-Examination General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 030104 developmental biology Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Screening breast cancer Female School Teachers business Primary screening |
Zdroj: | Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 16(1) |
ISSN: | 1998-4138 |
Popis: | Aim: As Breast cancer is most common in developed and developing world. Despite of seriousness & importance of breast cancer the awareness is low. This Study highlights the primary screening of breast cancer with the device Intelligent Breast Examination. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to assess the knowledge regarding awareness on screening of breast cancer with Intelligent Breast Examination (IBE), to develop a self-instructional module (SIM) on awareness on screening regarding breast cancer with IBE, and to assess its effectiveness on awareness about screening breast cancer with IBE. Materials and Methods: Evaluative research approach was used. The study used preexperimental research design. The samples (60 primary schoolteachers) were selected by the use of two sampling techniques, i.e., random sampling (for schools) and purposive sampling (study participants). Data were collected in two phases (pre and post) using structured questionnaire followed by the administration of SIM. Results: The results revealed a significant increase in mean knowledge scores (mean pre 11.16 standard deviation [SD] = 2.631 to mean post 21.2 SD = 1.842) regarding awareness on screening of breast cancer with IBE. The calculated paired t value (23.902) is greater than the table value ( t = 1.67) at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The study concluded that the SIM prepared proved to be effective in increasing the awareness regarding screening with IBE in breast cancer. |
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