Increasing breast self examination among female students by using different methods of health educatio

Completed

• Conditions: Breast cancer; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Cancer - Breast

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000831482
• Lead Sponsor: niversiti Putra Malaysia (School of Graduate Studies)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 792

Inclusion Criteria

1. Malaysian citizen
2. 20 years old and above
3. Female undergraduate students

Exclusion Criteria

I. Students who are pregnant and breast feeding
II. No Medic or Health Faculties involved
III. Students in final semester of their study
IV. Students who refused to be involved in study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breast self-examination practice. It was assessed through the questions that designed specifically for this study. <br>Breast self examination (BSE) practice was assessed by self-reported responses to two questions which included whether they had ever carried out BSE (yes/no) and the frequency of doing BSE (once a month”, occasionally”, others” and never”). A woman who performed BSE once a month was categorised as practicing regular BSE” while a woman who performed occasionally or others was categorised as practicing irregular BSE”.<br>[six and twelve months after intervention]