Yatılı Bölge Lisesi Kız Öğrencilerinin Kansere İlişkin Bilgileri ve Kanserden Korunma Davranışları

Authors : Mine BEKAR, Funda EVCİLİ, İlknur BİLGİN

Pages : 400-406

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Publication Date : 2020-09-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The simplest and most effective way to prevent cancer is to have the necessary knowledge and behaviors about healthy life. The best time to gain knowledge and behavior changes is the youth period. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of “training to increase cancer knowledge and cancer prevention behaviors” on female students of a boarding high school.Methods: This pre-posttest intervention research has a sample consisted of 410 female students. After the pre-test, students were given training for 3 weeks 12 hours . After a month of training, the post-test was applied to the students.Results: The mean age of the students was found to be 15.4±0.62. 19.5% of the students have a relative who has a cancer diagnosis in the family. It was determined that 12% of the students didn’t receive knowledge of protection/prevention from cancer and cancer symptoms. 58% of the students find their knowledge to be “insufficient”. After the training program, students’ knowledge score mean and healthy lifestyle behaviors increased p
Keywords : Cancer, knowledge, behavior, education, prevention