Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background: Early detection of breast cancer is crucial for disease control, with mammography being the gold standard for early detection.Nurses possess the knowledge and skills to educate patients on breast selfexamination, a professional obligation to promote and preserve health and prevent sickness.Aim: The current study was conducted to evaluate effect of an educational program on female workers' knowledge about breast-self-examination. Subjects and Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Sample and Settings:A study from Beni-Suef University selected 323 working women aged 18-60 without cancer, chemotherapy, radiation, or psychological disorders as a purposeful sample. Tools: A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet and women's general knowledge about breast selfexamination.Results: 3.8% of the female in the study were between the ages of 17 and 22 and 69.0% of them were city dwellers.Also, 70.0% had no breast issues, 50.5% of them were aware that the first step in the early detection of breast cancer was BSE.Furthermore, 48.3% were unaware of how to perform BSE, and 74.9% did not practice it.There was statistically significant improvement in female workers' knowledge regarding all items of general information about breast self-examination after program implementation (p≤0.05). Conclusion:Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that was a highly statistically significant improvement in female workers' knowledge regarding general information about breast selfexamination during the posttest compared to after program implementation. Recommendations: Study the effect of other socio-demographic factor (age, education, income, occupation) on females' knowledge regarding breast self-examination
Institution: Beni-Suef University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409523942