Effect of cancer education on the practice of breast self-examination among adult women in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Cynthia Nwanneka Udeze, Michael Onyeka Ezenwa, Nnaemeka Chukwudum Abamara
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
• Series: Cogent Psychology
• Subjects: cancer education; breast self-examination; adult women; nigeria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2020.1823616

An evaluation of the use of cancer education on the practice of breast self-examination among adult women. The study utilized 90 adult women, their ages ranged from 30 to 50 years of age, with mean age of 38.33. The paticipants were randomly assigned to three groups: experimental group I (EGI), exeprimental group II (EGII) and the control group. The study utilized a 10-item index test of the practice of breast self-examination which was subjected to inter-rater face validity. Paired sample T-test was used to test four hypotheses. The first hypothesis stated that there will be a significant difference between pre-test and post-test exposure to different treatment condition on the practice of breast self-examination was accepted at p < 0.5, the second hypothesis stated that there will be a significant difference between women exposed to written/oral education and pictorial/oral education on the practice of breast self-examination was accepted at p < 0.5, the third hypothesis stated that there will be a significant difference between women exposed to written/oral education and control group on the practice of breast self-examination was accepted at p < 0.5 and the fourth hypothesis stated that there will be a significant difference between women exposed to pictorial/oral education and control group on the practice of breast self-examination was also accepted at p < 0.5. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that breast cancer sensitization should go along with a pictorial/visual form of educating women on how to practise breast self-examination.