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Anuradha ParasharandJitendra Pujari
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and the most common cancer among women. Lifetime risk of developing breast cancer in every woman in the United States is 12.4% or one in eight women. In 2016, 1.67 million new cases of breast cancer were identified worldwide, accounting for 25% of all cancers. Although cancer exists anywhere in the world, its incidence rate is higher in developed countries, and the incide nce rate of breast cancer varies greatly with race and ethnicity. The incidence rate of breast cancer varies among different parts of the world, varying from 27 per 100,000 in Middle Africa and East Asia to 92 per 100,000 in Northern America. The incidence rate of breast cancer is estimated to reach 3.2 million by 2050. With increasing population age in developed countries, the incidence rate of breast cancer among older people is increasing . A pre-experimental design with 100 adolescent girls was selected by convenience sampling method. The self -instructional module was administered to adolescent girls in selected higher secondary schools in Udaipur for 40 -45 minutes. Post -test assessment was conducted using the same questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that before providing self instructional module 58% found to have inadequate kn owledge, followed by 22% had moderate and 20% had adequate knowledge. After providing self instructional module 87% were found have adequate knowledge and 11% been having moderate knowledge and 2% found to have inadequate knowledge. The studies concluded that self-instruction module was effective and increase the level of knowledge among adolescent girls.
Keywords: Effectiveness; Self-instructional Module, Breast cancer , Knowledge, Adolescent Girls