Effectiveness of Online Education in Teaching Breast Self-Examination

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Tarih

2014

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Yayıncı

Asian Pacific Organization Cancer Prevention

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

Background: This research evaluated the effectiveness of an online education model in teaching breast self-examination to university staff and students. Materials and Methods: 1,679 women participated in a breast self-examination online training program. Breast self-examination knowledge evaluation forms developed by Maurer (1997) were used in the research and were evaluated on a 100 point scale. Paired t-test and McNemar's Test statistics were employed. Results: The participants scored an average of 46.5 (14.0%) on knowledge on breast self-examination before training, but 77.4 (11.0%) one month after education and 76.7 (9.52%) after six months. There was a clear significant difference between these knowledge levels (p<0.05). Similarly, while the rate for systematic practice of breast self-examination among women was 30.8% before training it increased to 47.8% afterwards. Again the difference was significant (p<0.05). Conclusions: Online education is an effective method for teaching breast self-examination to women.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Breast self-examination, online education program, women, university environment, Turkey

Kaynak

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Q3

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Q3

Cilt

15

Sayı

7

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