Effect of structured training programme on the knowledge and behaviors of breast and cervical cancer screening among the female teachers in Turkey

Table 2 The knowledge of pre-training and post-traning regarding breast cancer risk factors and early diagnosis methods (n = 37)

Variables	Pre-test		Post-test		Difference (%)	Significance test
Variables	n	%	n	%	Difference (%)	x²	p
Breast cancer risk factors
Being a women
True	12	32.4	25	67.6	35.2	3.153	0.002
False	25	67.6	12	32.4	35.2	3.153	0.002
Being over 50 years old
True	18	48.6	23	62.2	13.6	1.387	0.267
False	19	51.4	14	37.8	13.6	1.387	0.267
Have a family history of breast cancers
True	33	89.2	36	97.3	8.1	1.342	0.375
False	4	10.8	1	2.7	8.1	1.342	0.375
Started menstruating younger than age 12 or go through menopause older than 55
True	8	21.6	25	67.6	46.0	4.123	0.000
False	29	78.4	12	32.4	46.0	4.123	0.000
Have the first delivery after the age of 30 years or, never having breastfed
True	8	21.6	25	67.6	46.0	4.123	0.000
False	29	78.4	12	32.4	46.0	4.123	0.000
Using hormone replacement therapy
True	21	56.8	28	75.7	18.9	2.309	0.039
False	16	43.2	9	24.3	18.9	2.309	0.039
Being obese
True	7	18.9	23	62.2	43.3	3.771	0.000
False	30	81.1	14	37.8	43.3	3.771	0.000
Application tecnique of BSE
When should a women begin BSE?
True	23	62.2	27	73.0	10.8	1.160	0.254
False	14	37.8	10	27.0
How often should be performed?
True	27	73.0	33	89.2	16.2	1.970	0.047
False	10	27.0	4	10.8
When should a women with menstruation do BSE?
True	6	16.2	15	40.5	24.3	2.700	0.010
False	31	83.8	22	59.5
When should a women with irregular menstruation do BSE?
True	26	70.3	33	89.2	18.9	2.021	0.041
False	11	29.7	4	10.8
What is the correct BSE tecnique?
True	29	78.4	32	86.5	8.1	0.702	0.487
False	8	21.6	5	13.5

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