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The Effect of Education on Breast Self-Examination on TheKnowledge and Skills of Health Cadresin Jalupang Village and BanggalamulyaVillage, Sub-district Kalijati Subang

The Effect of Education on Breast Self-Examination on TheKnowledge and Skills of Health Cadresin Jalupang Village and BanggalamulyaVillage, Sub-district Kalijati Subang
Tetti Solehati, S.Kp.M.Kep., Nita Fitria, S.kp.,M.Kes., Cecep Eli Kosasih, S.Kp.,MNS.
School of Nursing-Faculty of Medicine Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta
Indonesia
School of Nursing-Faculty of Medicine Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta
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Introduction: Women are a risk group for breast cancer. Those women who have breast cancer cannot breastfeed and it declines the quality of life. Knowledge of self-examination is very important in detecting structural changes in the breast,thusit will prevent the occurrence of breast cancer. Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of education on breast self-examination (BSE) on the knowledge and skills of health cadres. Methodology:Quasi-experimental research designs with pre-test and post-test. The study was conducted in Banggalamulya and Jalupang village of Kalijati District of Subang Regency. The numbers of samples in this study were 40 health cadres. Knowledge and skills were assessed by questionnaires before and after the intervention. Analysis of the data was using univariate and bivariate (dependent t test). Result: The results showed that before intervention the meanof knowledge was 0.47 and the mean of skill was 52.50, after the educational intervention given the mean of knowledge was 0.93 and the mean of skill was 84.63. Conclusion: The study found a significant difference in the knowledge and skills before and after the intervention period (p = 0:00). Recommendation: the education BSE should be done thoroughly to improve knowledge and skills in the detection of breast cancer independently. The empowermentneeds to beincorporated thehealth cadre in the early detection of breast cancer in Banggalamulya and Jalupang village Kalijati district, SubangRegency.

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