A STUDY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BREAST CANCER AMONG FEMALE NURSING STAFF IN DIST . BHAGWAN DAS KHETAN HOSPITAL JHUNJHUNU (RAJ.) WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE

Abstract

Introduction : Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women between age of 14 to 54. One of the eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Early diagnostic interventions are the stones of treatment for breast cancer. 77% of women recognized breast cancer only in the later stage. Hence, instructional module will enhance the knowledge of female nursing staff. Because female  nursing staff  can enhance the knowledge of the women regarding breast cancer and breast self examination as a preventive measure for  breast cancer. Materials and methods : The Descriptive survey approach with non experimental descriptive and interventional design was used in this study.Non probability Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples.100 female nursing staff working in BDK hospital,Jhunjhunu.Rajasthan.were included in the study.The data was collected and organised for data analysis.An instructional module was developed for nursing staff about breast cancer. Results : In area wise analysis it was observed that the female nursing staff have a better knowledge regarding the primary prevention of breast cancer (mean =3.73, SD +1.533) and the least mean score on the structure of the breast 1.92 (SD   0.3913). Demographic variables like age, educational discipline, area of living and religion were associated with the level of knowledge of the female nursing staff. Only the Income groups were found to have no association with the level of knowledge of the female nursing staff