Examining the Role of a Multimedia Teaching Program on Rural Women's Knowledge and Ability to Conduct a Breast Self-Exam

Abstract

Background

Among females, breast cancer has become a major killer. Among Indian females, it is the second most frequent form of cancer. Every year, there are 80,000 confirmed cases. In India, 11.19 women per 100,000 die from breast cancer each year. The rate of breast cancer among Indian women is 22.9%. The current risk estimate is that 1 in 26 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Objective- Women in a rural region of Chandanakampara PHC in Kannur and Kerala were surveyed to gauge the impact of video-assisted education on their ability to do a breast self-exam.

Methodology- Study design based on evaluation with This research used a one-group, pre-experimental, pre- and post-test design. A simple random selection method was used to pick 60 samples from people aged 20-50.

Results- Scores on the post-test for both knowledge (40.82.69) and skill (12.021.43) were substantially greater than the corresponding pre-test scores (21.56.41) (3.31.65) The t-value (t(59)=2.007) was substantially greater than the value from the table (p0.05). There is no correlation between demographic factors and the post-test knowledge score; rather, this improvement is attributable only to the nursing interventional package.

Conclusion

Researchers found that women in some rural regions benefited from a video-assisted instruction programme on breast self-examination.