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

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Treatments: Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06051331

D69071

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• breast cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Simulation-based breast health education

Treatment:

Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not take part the simulation-based breast health education