1Post graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed-to-be University, Pondicherry-607402
2Professor, Department of community medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed-to-be University, Pondicherry-607402
3,4,5,6,7Postgraduate, Department of community medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed-to-be University, Pondicherry-607402
8Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram-631552
Corresponding author: Dr. Raja T.K, Professor, Department of community medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed-to-be University, Pondicherry-607402 India
Background and objectives: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among females. Breast self-examination is the easiest tool to find the breast cancer early. Health education regarding breast self-examination helps female in detecting the breast lumps and early signs of breast cancer. The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of health education in improving knowledge, attitude and practice of Breast Self-Examination.
Materials & Methods: A community based interventional study was done from November 2022 to May 2024.
Results: The results showed a statistically significant increase in knowledge levels after the intervention at all-time points. The participants mean knowledge score before the intervention was -1.675, with a standard deviation of 0.769. A considerable increase was noticed in post-intervention scores compared to pre-intervention knowledge levels (p < 0.001). The participants had a mean BSE practice score of -2.1667 and a standard deviation of 1.3801 before the intervention. A significant rise was noted when comparing BSE practices before and after the intervention (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Health education plays a vital role in detecting breast cancer early thereby interfering the progression of disease.
Keywords: Health Education, Breast Cancer, Breast-self examination.
How to cite this article: Iswariya K, Raja T K, Kumudha G, Rajalakshmi R, Keerthana S, Janaarthanan H, Prasanth K, Rajesh R. An Interventional Study to Assess Effectiveness of Health Education Regarding Breast Self-Examination. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(1): 747-453. DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.1.79
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Conflict of interest: None