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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.7.3227

Effectiveness of Online Education in Teaching Breast Self-Examination  

Tuna, Arzu (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Avdal, Elif Unsal (Faculty of Health Science Izmir Katip Celebi University)
Yucel, Sebnem Cinar (Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ege University)
Dal, Nursel Alp (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Dicle, Aklime (Faculty of Health Science, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University)
Ozkan, Arife (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Sezgin, Handan (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Gumus, Aysun Babacan (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Turgay, Ayse San (School of Health, Onsekiz Mart University)
Degirmenci, Mustafa (Department of Medical Oncology, Izmir Tepecik Researc Hospital)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.15, no.7, 2014 , pp. 3227-3231 More about this Journal
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Breast self-examination; online education program; women; university environment; Turkey;
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