Document
Female medical and nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and skills regarding breast self-examination in Oman : a comparison between pre- and post-training.
Identifier
DOI: 10.3352/JEEHP.2020.17.37
Source
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions. v. 17, 37
Contributors
Muthusami, John., Author
Simon, Miriam., Author
Mandal, Tatiyana., Author
Kukkamulla, Meena Anand., Author
Country
Korea
Publisher
Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute.
Gregorian
2020-01-01
Language
English
English abstract
Purpose: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide. Educative and awareness programs do impact early practices of breast self- examination resulting in early detection of cancer and thereby decreasing mortality. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of breast cancer and breast self- examination among medical and nursing students in Oman and to compare the knowledge on, attitude towards, and skills of students after the training program. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study that was carried out for medical students from in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science & Technology, Oman and nursing students in the Oman College of Health Sciences and the Al Bathina Nursing institute in November 2019. The pre-test questionnaire was given before the training program and a post-test questionnaire was administered after the training program. Knowledge on, attitude towards, and skills of students on breast cancer and breast self-examination were compared. Results: Pre-test and post-test were collected from 170 students^90 students from medical, and 80 students from nursing schools. A significant improvement was observed in the post-test scores for knowledge on, attitude towards, and skills of students after the intervention (P 0.001). Conclusion: An educational training program on breast cancer and breast examination with emphasis on skills can motivate the participants to perform breast self- examination regularly. Therefore, it may help students to train target women for the early detection of breast cancer.
ISSN
1975-5937
Category
Journal articles