Research Article | Open Access
Effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on breast self-examination towards knowledge among adolescent girls studying at selected higher secondary schools at Tirupati.
P.M.Prathiba
Pages: 805-809
Abstract
Breast cancer comprises 22.9% of invasive cancers in women [2] and 16% of all female cancers. A breast self-exam is a step-by-step method women can use to examine their breasts. Monthly breast self-exams can help you detect changes that may be signs of infection or breast cancer (such as breast lumps or spots that feel different). When breast cancer is detected early, the chances for survival are much better3. The present study has aimed to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on breast self-examination towards knowledge among adolescent girls studying at selected higher secondary schools at Tirupati. The present study adapted Quantitative approach and pre experimental pretest and posttest design. The findings of the study revealed that in the pretest 65% had inadequate knowledge and 35% had been recorded to have moderate knowledge. In the post-test 71% of students had moderate knowledge and 29% had adequate knowledge. The pretest mean obtained was 12.1 with a SD of 7.302 and the post-test mean obtained was 8.387 with a SD of 6.928 and the t value obtained was 6.928 which was significant at p<0.05 level. The study concluded that the video assisted teaching on breast self-examination has improved the knowledge scores of the individual.
Keywords
Breast cancer, breast self-examination, adolescent girls, video assisted teaching