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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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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

Conditions
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Breast Cancer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria of the study were determined as being 20-65 years, speaking and understanding Turkish or Dari. Exclusion Criteria: being younger than 20 years old, not having the ability to read, write and speak Dari or Turkish

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental group<br>Simulation-based breast health education | Behavioral: simulation-based breast health education<br>* 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.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>The control group will not take part the simulation-based breast health education | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Breast Cancer Awareness Measure (BCAM) Score | BCAM was developed by the Cancer Research UK group of Kings College London in 2009. BCAM is a questionnaire that assesses seven domains of BC awareness: knowledge of BC symptoms, breast self-examination, confidence of noticing a change in the breasts, age and lifetime risk of BC, urgency if a change in breast is noticed, BC risk factors, and BC screening. The questionnaire can be administered face-to-face or via telephone.26 BCAM is highly readable for patients, has good test-retest reliability, good construct validity, and is sensitive to changes in awareness. BCAM has been validated in Muslim and Middle Eastern populations. For the present study, Dari version of BCAM which was translated from English into Dari by an official translator, and participant responses were translated back to English from previous study that published in LANCET. | up to 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Afghan, Breast Cancer, Awareness, Health Education