The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of education on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of breast self-examination (BSE) among adolescent females. The tool used to measure the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of BSE was based on the Health Belief Model. The design was a two group pretest, post-test, quasi-experimental design. Using 2X2 repeated measures revealed there was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups in attitudes and beliefs. However, there was a significant increase in the knowledge level of BSE for the group who received BSE instruction when compared to the group who did not receive BSE instruction. The researcher recommended that research be continued using a larger, heterogeneous sample. / School of Nursing
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/183865 |
| Date | January 1989 |
| Creators | Freeland, Jodie L. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. School of Nursing., Arndt, Mary Jo |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 56 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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