NCT06051331

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

The Effect of Simulation-Based Breast Health Education on Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast Self-Examination Practices of Afgan Refugee Women: A Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	simulation-based breast health education	The intervention group will receive simulation-based breast health education once a week for eight weeks. The simulation- based breast health education program will compose two part. The first part, it will theoretical education and second part will continue as practical education. On the plan date, a 60-min lecture will give about breast cancer, its risk factors, interventions to reduce the risk of breast cancer, the value of early diagnosis and cancer screening. After a 10-min break, course attendees watched a 20-min video, after which the course attendees' questions will answer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-22
• Primary completion: 2024-11-22
• Completion: 2024-11-22
• First posted: 2023-09-22
• Last updated: 2025-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)