An Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice of Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination Among Female Health Workers

Abstract

Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer. The term “breast cancer” refers to a malignant tumor that has developed from cells in the breast. Usually, breast cancer either begins in the cells of the lobules, which are the milk producing glands, or ducts, the passages that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple. Cancer is a major public health problem globally. Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women worldwide and is curable in 70-80% of patients with early-stage, non-metastatic disease. The incidence of cancer is increasing rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries like India due to the epidemiological transition. At present, breast cancer is the leading cancer in females in many countries including India. Worldwide, WHO (2020), there were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer and 685 000 deaths globally. As of the end of 2020, there were 7.8 million women alive who were diagnosed with breast cancer in the past 5 years, making it the world’s most prevalent cancer. There are more lost disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by women to breast cancer globally than any other type of cancer. Objectives 1) To assess the pre-test score on knowledge and practice on breast cancer and breast self-examination among female health workers. 2) To assess the post-test score on knowledge and practice on breast cancer and breast self-examination among female health workers. 3) To find out the effectiveness of planned teaching program regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination.4) To assess the correlation between knowledge and practice regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination among female health selected community Bhilai (C.G.) 5) To find out the association between pre-test score on knowledge and practice regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination with selected socio demographic variables. Major findings of study are over all analysis of pre-test and post-test knowledge score regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination among female health workers, in pre-test majority score 47 (78.33%) had poor knowledge, 13(21.67%) had average knowledge regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. While in post-test knowledge score of female health workers majority score 45(75%) had good knowledge, and 15 (25%) had average knowledge regarding breast cancer and breast self- examination. So, it indicates that knowledge score improved from average to good after planned teaching programme on breast cancer and breast self-examination. Major findings of study are over all analysis of pre-test and post-test practice score regarding breast self-examination among female health workers, that in pre-test majority score 36 (60%) had average practice, 17(28.33%) had good practice, 7(11.67%) had poor practice regarding breast self-examination while in post-test practice score of female health workers majority score 57(95%) had good practice, and 3(5%) had average practice regarding breast self-examination. So, it indicates that practice score improved from average to good after planned teaching programme on breast self-examination.