The Effect of Simulation-Based Breast Health Education on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast Self-Examination Practices

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Interventions: Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education

• Registration Number: NCT06051331
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of simulation-based breast health education on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination practices of Afghan refugee women. The study hypothesized that simulation-based breast health education would have an effect on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination practices scores among Afghan refugee women.

Detailed Description

Purpose: The aim of the research is to examine the effects of simulation-based breast health education on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination practices of Afghan refugee women.

Methods: The study will conduct with 64 (32 in the intervention group, and 32 in the control group) Afghan. The study population consisted of Afghan women. The simulation-based breast health education will applied to the intervention group once a week for 8 weeks.

No intervention will offer to the control group. Data will collected by a socio-demographic questionnaire, Breast Cancer Awareness Measure (BCAM) and breast self-examination practices checklist.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-09-22
• Study Start: 2023-11-22
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-26
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-22
• Study Completion: 2024-11-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• 20-65 years,
• must be able to speak Turkish or Dari.

Exclusion Criteria

• breast cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	simulation-based breast health education	Simulation-based breast health education

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure Score	up to 8 weeks	The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure was developed by the Cancer Research UK group of Kings College London in 2009.It is a questionnaire that assesses seven domains of Breast Cancer (BC) awareness: knowledge of BC symptoms, breast self-examination, confidence of noticing a change in the breasts, age and lifetime risk of Breast Cancer, urgency if a change in breast is noticed, BC risk factors, and Breast Cancer screening. In this study, Dari version of The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure which was translated from English into Dari by an official translator. The respondent receives 1 point if they can correctly identify at least 5 signs of breast cancer, 1 point if they select the oldest woman for the age-related risk item, and 1 point if they report performing breast examination once a month. Incorrect answers receive 0 points. The total score is between 0 and 3 and there is no cut-off point.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacettepe University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey