A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Program on Breast Self-Examination among Selected Age Group of Women at A. Rangampet, Tirupati, A.P, India
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https://doi.org/10.37628/ijwhn.v2i1.1003Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge regarding Breast Self Examination among 74 women. The comparison of pre-test and post- test parameters showed significant improvement of knowledge regarding Breast Self-Examination after administering video assisted Programme. In pre-test S.D and mean of women is 3.4 and 11.094.In post-test S.D and mean of women is 3.8877 and 24.81.Compared in the pre-test and post test knowledge on Breast self examination of women had increased to 55%.In pre-test the knowledge of women is very close, in the post-test the women knowledge is not in closed .The class interval in pre-test is 11.094± 6.664.The class interval in post-test is 24.81± 7.619. Thus, it can be concluded that video assisted program on Breast Self Examination is effective in increasing knowledge of women.References
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