Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area
Risk factors and prevention of breast cancer were addressed in an intervention study to assess the existing level of knowledge after implementing an educational program on this topic in women between 20-64 years of age belonging to the Medical Office 57-1 of the Basic Working Group 2, of the Martha...
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Editorial Ciencias Médicas
2013-10-01
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| author | Ofelia Rodríguez Flores Luis Enrique Pérez Guerra Leisky Mesa Coello Rolando Santos Martínez Nora Fanjul Losada Maite Leyva Méndez |
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| description | Risk factors and prevention of breast cancer were addressed in an intervention study to assess the existing level of knowledge after implementing an educational program on this topic in women between 20-64 years of age belonging to the Medical Office 57-1 of the Basic Working Group 2, of the Martha Abreu de Estevez University Polyclinic, municipality of Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, from January 2008 to December 2010. The universe was formed by 48 women and the study sample by 20. A simple random sampling was used. A questionnaire related to the topic was administered before and after the implementation of the designed program and the chi-square test and McNemar test were used with their statistical significance. All women expressed the need to know about the risk factors of breast cancer. Before the program was applied, 80% had insufficient knowledge and after the program sufficient knowledge was achieved in the 85%. It is concluded that the program was effective in educating women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b002a7717e6e44f78968c9dc265925b02022-12-22T04:33:56ZspaEditorial Ciencias MédicasActa Médica del Centro2709-79272013-10-017343487Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health areaOfelia Rodríguez Flores0Luis Enrique Pérez Guerra1Leisky Mesa Coello2Rolando Santos Martínez3Nora Fanjul Losada4Maite Leyva Méndez5Policlínico “Marta Abreu de Estévez”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraPoliclínico “Marta Abreu de Estévez”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraPoliclínico “José Ramón León Acosta”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraPoliclínico “Marta Abreu de Estévez”, Santa Clara, Villa ClaraRisk factors and prevention of breast cancer were addressed in an intervention study to assess the existing level of knowledge after implementing an educational program on this topic in women between 20-64 years of age belonging to the Medical Office 57-1 of the Basic Working Group 2, of the Martha Abreu de Estevez University Polyclinic, municipality of Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, from January 2008 to December 2010. The universe was formed by 48 women and the study sample by 20. A simple random sampling was used. A questionnaire related to the topic was administered before and after the implementation of the designed program and the chi-square test and McNemar test were used with their statistical significance. All women expressed the need to know about the risk factors of breast cancer. Before the program was applied, 80% had insufficient knowledge and after the program sufficient knowledge was achieved in the 85%. It is concluded that the program was effective in educating women.http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/7prevención de cáncer de mamaáreas de influencia |
| spellingShingle | Ofelia Rodríguez Flores Luis Enrique Pérez Guerra Leisky Mesa Coello Rolando Santos Martínez Nora Fanjul Losada Maite Leyva Méndez Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area Acta Médica del Centro prevención de cáncer de mama áreas de influencia |
| title | Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area |
| title_full | Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area |
| title_fullStr | Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area |
| title_short | Breast cancer: educational intervention in a health area |
| title_sort | breast cancer educational intervention in a health area |
| topic | prevención de cáncer de mama áreas de influencia |
| url | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/7 |
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