A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer among Staff Nurses in National Cancer Institute, Jamtha, Nagpur

Abstract

Introduction: Breast and cervical cancers are the two most common women’s cancers worldwide. Countries have invested for decades in early detection programs for breast and cervical cancer through screening, community education, and opportunistic case detection by health professionals. However, effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries has been limited due to low coverage, insufficient laboratory capacities for diagnosis, health information systems that are not designed to track patients or monitor program performance, barriers that inhibit women’s uptake of services, and inadequate treatment options.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer among staff nurses in National Cancer Institute (NCI), Jamtha, Nagpur. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the pre-test knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer, to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer, to assess the post-test knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer, and association of knowledge score with selected demographic variables.

Material and Method: The research design used in this study is experimental design. One-group pre-test post-test design is used; the samples were 150 staff nurses which fulfill the inclusion criteria. Setting of the study was NCI, Jamtha, Nagpur.

Conclusion:There was a significant increase in the knowledge of staff nurses after the introduction of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer among staff nurses “t”-value was applied and “t”-value was calculated; post-test score was significant higher at 0.05 level than that of pre-test score. Thus, it was concluded that structured teaching program on prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer was found effective. Hence, based on the above cited findings, it is clear that the structured teaching programme helped the staff nurses to improve their knowledge regarding prevention of breast cancer and cervical cancer.