"A Pre-Experimental Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Self-Instructional Module On Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Breast Self Examination Among Adolescent Girls 12 – 17 Years Age Group In A Selected School At Raipur (C.G.)."

Breast cancer is leading cause of death worldwide including India. Low awareness is one factor causing late diagnosis and eventually death in developing countries like India.Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Sign of this may include a lump in the breast, a change in the breast shape, dimpling of the skin, and fluid coming from the nipple or a red scaly patch of the skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, and shortness of breath or yellow skin. Palpation, pressure, pattern, perimeter, position are the five “P” of the breast cancer. Breast self-examination is a procedure performed by a woman herself to physically and visually examine her breasts and underarm areas to check for lumps, thickening, dimples in the breasts, or discharge from the nipple. Most cases of breast cancer are discovered by women doing self-examinations. When breast cancer is found early and treated right away, the chances for cure and much better. So, Breast self-examination takes little time but no cost. In present study pre-experimental research design was used to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Breast self-examination among adolescent girls 12-17 year’s age group. And setting of the study was Sahid Sanjay Yadav Government School Sanjay Nagar Raipur, C.G. Objectives of the study are, first objective is to assess the pre-test knowledge and attitude score, second objective is to assess the post-test knowledge and attitude score, third objective is to determine the effectiveness of self-instructional module on Breast self- examination, and fourth objective to find-out the association between pre-test knowledge score regarding vaccination of cervical cancer among college girls with their socio-demographic area.