| Autor: |
Josephine Nsaful, Florence Dedey, Edmund Nartey, Juliana Labi, Nii Armah Adu-Aryee, Joe Nat Clegg-Lamptey |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Cancer, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1471-2407 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12885-022-09991-6 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Introduction Globally breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer with an estimated 2.3 million new cases and 685,000 deaths in 2020. Late presentation is the hallmark of breast cancer in Ghana for which ignorance and fear are the major reasons fuelled largely by myths and misconceptions. Breast cancer awareness and education needs to start early to bring about a change in knowledge, attitude and practices. However, Breast cancer awareness activities in Ghana have usually targeted adult women. This study assessed the impact of breast cancer education among adolescent high school girls in Ghana. Methodology A pre- post-test quasi experimental study was conducted at two senior high schools. A self-administered pre-educational questionnaire was followed by an educational intervention consisting of a drama, PowerPoint lecture, question and answer session and distribution of breast cancer information leaflets. After 3 months the same questionnaire was administered as a post-education test to assess the impact of the educational intervention. The total score for each domain was categorised into adequate knowledge > 50% and inadequate knowledge |
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