Tuna, ArzuAvdal, Elif UnsalYucel, Sebnem CinarDal, Nursel AlpDicle, AklimeOzkan, ArifeSezgin, Handan2025-01-272025-01-2720141513-7368https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3227https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23497Background: 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBreast self-examinationonline education programwomenuniversity environmentTurkeyArticle1573227323110.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3227Q3WOS:0003368345000482-s2.0-8490085134824815475Q3