Breast Cancer Education to Prisoner Women
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Interventions
- Other: breast cancer education
- Registration Number
- NCT06455657
- Lead Sponsor
- Hitit University
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of breast cancer education given to incarcerated women on breast cancer knowledge and awareness.
- Detailed Description
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the world, accounting for almost a quarter of cancer cases diagnosed among women, with 1.15 million cases diagnosed each year. Breast cancer is common in both developed and developing countries. However, in developing countries, these rates are three times higher and the mortality rate is quite high. Risk factors include age, low socioeconomic level, early menarche, late menopause, family history of breast disease, long-term use of hormone replacement therapy, breastfeeding status and lifestyle habits.
It is reported that breast cancer screening programs such as mammography, breast self-examination (BSE) and clinical breast examination (CMM) have an important role in early diagnosis, increasing the survival rate, reducing the death rate and preventing relapse in breast cancer patients. It has been reported that women who perform regular BSE are more likely to have early stages of the disease, this is because regular BSE gives the woman information about the feel and appearance of the breast. Thus, the woman will be able to detect any changes as early as possible. It is reported that the practice of breast self-examination depends on different factors, including women's knowledge, attitude, socio-demographic and sociocultural factors. Other reasons for low implementation rates, such as lack of time, forgetfulness, and low education level, have also been reported.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death after cervical cancer among incarcerated women under the age of 40. 27% of women over the age of 40 had breast cancer, and 18% of these women died. It is of great importance to raise awareness, which is considered one of the main elements of secondary prevention in breast cancer.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Being between the ages of 18-65,
- No history of breast cancer,
- To know Turkish.
- Those who do not agree to participate in the study,
- Having a history of breast cancer,
- Those who do not speak Turkish
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Prisoner women receiving breast cancer training breast cancer education Questionnaires and scales will be administered to the participants as a pre-test. Breast cancer education will be provided in groups and their feedback will be received. Reminder training will be repeated 1 month after the training. The survey and scales will be administered to the participants as a posttest 1 month after the second training.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Breast Cancer Awareness Scale first-2. months It was developed in 2010 by the UK cancer research center, "King's College London" and "University College London" to raise breast cancer awareness. In our country, the Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Baş and Ursavaş (2022). The scale consists of a total of 13 items to determine breast cancer awareness, including symptoms (11 items), frequency of breast examination (1 item) and breast cancer age (1 item). The scale has no cut-off point. Answering 5 of the symptoms correctly is coded as 1 point, a 70-year-old woman is coded as 1 point, and breast examination once a month is coded as 1. Incorrect answers are worth 0 points. Scoring is between 0-3. Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.89. As the score obtained from the scale increases, breast cancer awareness increases (Baş and Ursavaş, 2022).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comprehensive Breast Cancer Knowledge Test first- 2. months Comprehensive Breast Cancer Information was developed by Stager in 1993 (Stager, 1993). The scale included a total of 20 knowledge questions. Scale; It is answered as True or False. There were 8 correct and 12 incorrect statements in the questions. The alpha value of the general knowledge dimension was .60; The alpha value of the treatability subscale was found to be .62 and the total of the scale was found to be .71 (Stager, 1993). The scale was adapted to Turkish by Başak (2015). Başak is the sub-dimension and total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale; .65, .50 for General Knowledge, Treatability, and Scale Total scores, respectively. and found .67.
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Fatma Yıldırım
🇹🇷Çorum, Corum, Turkey
L type prison
🇹🇷Çorum, Turkey
Hitit university
🇹🇷Corum, Turkey