Effectiveness of an Educational Program about Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Self-examination on Knowledge among Women in AlJeeraif West Administrative Unit 2017

The aim of this study is to assess the baseline knowledge about breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) and to find out the effectiveness of an educational program about breast cancer and BSE on knowledge among women in AlJeeraif West Administrative Unit. Community based intervention study with pre-post and control was carried out among 200 women in AlJeeraif West Administrative Unit. Two hundred women were recruited by means of multistage sampling. The sample size was divided equally into intervention and control groups. Baseline data was collected from both groups through face to face interview, using structured close ended questionnaire. Educational program was implemented for the intervention group. Four months after the intervention, women in the study and control groups were exposed to the same questionnaire. Chi-square, paired t-test and independent t-test (difference of difference) were conducted in the course of the data analyses. Statistically significant difference exists in the intervention group pre-post program (p value 0.000) in basic, symptoms, risk factors and overall knowledge. Statistically significant differences exist in the mean difference of knowledge between the intervention and control groups (p-value .000). The results of this study have confirmed the effectiveness of educational program on improving knowledge of breast cancer and BSE