Abstract
Title
EFFECTIVENESS OF A STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON
KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS REGARDING BREAST SELFEXAMINATION IN A SELECTED COLLEGE, BANGLORE
Author
Dr. Tejeshwari B V, Ann Treesa Bacon, Adithya M. Nair, Aswini, Shaely Sajan,
Jomol S, Sudeep
Email
Tejeshwari@gmail.com
keyword
Effectiveness,
Knowledge, STP and
BSE
Abstract
Breast self-examination is a screening method used in an attempt to detect
early breast cancer. The method involves the women herself looking at the mirror and
feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions or swelling. Breast self-examination
(BSE) was once promoted heavily as a means of finding cancer at a more curable stage. It’s
a simple, feasible way for breast cancer early detection in a low middle income country. The
women should be advised to perform monthly breast self-examinations to check for any
changes in the breast. The examination should be done every month and at the end of every
menses in all menstruating women.1 The general awareness about one’s breasts is more
important than monthly self-exams and those women who detect their own breast cancers.
Breast self-examination included inspection and palpation of breast in both standing and
lying down positions. It’s an inexpensive, risk free, private and relatively simple
examination to detect breast cancer or breast abnormalities. 2 Objectives: - 1. To assess the
level of pre-test knowledge regarding breast self-examination among female students in a
selected college, Bengaluru. 2. To assess the level of post-test knowledge regarding breast
self-examination among female students in a selected college, Bengaluru.3. To evaluate the
effectiveness of structured teaching programmes regarding the breast self-examination
among female students in a selected college, Bengaluru. 4. To find out the association
between post-test knowledge scores regarding breast self-examination with selected
demographic variables. Design: - Evaluative research approach was used for the study.
Forty, 2nd & 3rd semester engineering students of ACS College of Engineering were
recruited by non-probability purposive sampling method. Necessary administrative
permission was obtained from concerned authority. Written informed consent was obtained
from all subjects. Then the investigator collected the data pertaining to the demographic
variables by using structured interview schedule. Ethical clearance was obtained from
Institutional ethical committee. Content validity of the tool was established by split of
method. The obtained score was 0.96 & it was found to reliable. Pre-testing of the tools was
done. Setting: - The study was conducted in ACS College of Engineering, Bangalore,
Karnataka. Result: - The findings of the study was revealed that the mean score of
knowledge regarding BSE was 13.6 in pre-test and 22.4 in post-test out of maximum score
of 28. The mean score percentage was 34.4 in pre-test and 60.1 in post-test, which proved
that structured teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge level of Engineering students regarding breast self examination. The paired‘t’ test found be
statistically significance at 0.05 levels. Conclusion: - The present study attempted to assess
the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of engineering students
regarding breast self examination and it was found that the structured teaching programme
was effective in improving the knowledge of engineering students
