Year: 2024 | Month: March | Volume: 11 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 521-525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240360
Effectiveness of Planned Educational Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breast Self-Examination Among Adolescent Girls
Prabhjeet Kaur1R, Ekjot Kaur2R, Kulbir Kaur3R, Andrew Franklin4
1M.Sc. Nursing, Assistant Professor, Institute of nursing, University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib-143422, Punjab, India.
2M.Sc. Nursing, Nursing Tutor, Institute of nursing, University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib-143422, Punjab, India.
3B.Sc. Nursing, Nursing Tutor, Institute of nursing, University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib-143422, Punjab, India
4M.Sc. Nursing, Nursing Tutor, Institute of nursing, University Regional Centre, Shri Goindwal Sahib-143422, Punjab, India
Corresponding Author: Prabhjeet Kaur
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Breast Cancer is the cancer that starts in the cells of the breast commonly in inner lining of milk duct or lobules of the breast. The earliest form is not life threatening. Cancer cell can spread into nearby breast tissue. This creates tumor that cause lumps or thickening.1
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A quasi experimental, one group pretest-posttest design was used for study Non probability convenient sampling technique was adopted. The study was conducted on 60 subjects using self-structured questionnaire to assess the effect of Planned Educational Programme on knowledge regarding breast self-examination at Government Senior Secondary School, Sri Goindwal Sahib Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis and interpretation of data.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The study findings revealed that mean score of pre-test was 11.43±3.22 and mean score of posttest was 18.7±4.91. The calculated paired 't’ value of pre-test and posttest was 11.49 which was statistically significant at p=0.01. The pretest knowledge score had significant association with the age at menarche. It is concluded from the results that Planned Educational Programme was effective to enhance the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding breast self-examination.
Keywords: Effectiveness, planned educational programme, BSE, Knowledge, adolescent girls
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