Clinical trial NCT03398057: Effect of Health Education on Female Teachers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Early Breast Cancer Detection and Screening in the Jazan Area: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Official title: Effect of Health Education on Female Teachers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Early Breast Cancer Detection and Screening in the Jazan Area: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Effect of Health Education Regarding Screening Tools of Breast Cancer
Keywords: Breast cancer screening; health education; breast self-examination; clinical breast examination; mammography.
Lead sponsor: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2018-01-12
Enrollment: 150
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of health education in improving the knowledge and practices of female teachers regarding screening tools and the early detection of breast cancer.

Detailed description: A two-group quasi-experimental design was conducted among 150 female teachers, who were selected from 75 schools of the Jazan General Administration of Education. Schools were chosen by a simple cluster randomization method. Schools were non-randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Eligible participants were recruited by a simple randomization method, proportional to the total number of teachers at each school. Those in the intervention group (n=75 teachers) were compared to the control group (n=75 teachers) at baseline, as well as at 6 weeks and 3 months post-intervention.

Study aim:

Assess effectiveness of health education on improving knowledge and practices regarding Breast cancer(BC) early detection and screening tools among female teachers after six weeks, three months in health education group in compare with control group.

Specific objectives:

Estimate level of awareness among female teachers regarding knowledge and practices of BC early detection and screening tools in Jazan area schools.

Measure the impact of health education on female teachers knowledge and practices regarding BC early detection and screening tools in health education group in compare with control group. So Research questions are:

What is the current awareness level of female teachers in Jazan area schools regarding knowledge and practices of BC early detection and screening tools? Does health education improve knowledge and practices regarding BC early detection and screening tools among female teachers in Jazan area schools in health education group more than control group?

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 20 years. No personal history of BC. No first degree relative of BC. Not being pregnant or breast feeding. Ability to understand questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

Refused to give informed consent. Sever medical problem prevent participation.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Effectiveness of health education on improving knowledge and practice regarding BC screening tools in health education group(75 female teachers) VS control group(75 female teachers)
timeFrame: Researchers assessed the improvement of participants knowledge and practice six weeks after applying of health education programs in both groups.
measure: Effectiveness of health education on improving knowledge and practice regarding BC screening tools in health education group(75 female teachers) VS control group(75 female
timeFrame: Researchers assessed the improvement of participants knowledge and practice three months after applying of health education programs in both groups.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Baseline knowledge and practice regarding BC screening tools in health education group(75 female teachers) VS control group(75 female teachers)
timeFrame: At the beginning of study, before applying of health education in both groups
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Jazan
country: Saudi Arabia
facility: Jazan Area Schools
Study officials:
References:
citation: Alameer A, Mahfouz MS, Alamir Y, Ali N, Darraj A. Effect of Health Education on Female Teachers' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Early Breast Cancer Detection and Screening in the Jazan Area: a Quasi-Experimental Study. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Oct;34(5):865-870. doi: 10.1007/s13187-018-1386-9.