“A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Video Assisted Module On Knowledge And Practices Regarding Breast Self-Examination Among Nursing Students In Selected Nursing College Of Metropolitan City.”

INTRODUCTION Breast cancer affects so many lives today. The peak incidence of breast cancer is the fifth and sixth decades of life. The more familiarity with breast; the more likely women will notice when something has changed. It is vital for the women to understand the key factors about the disease, especially risk factors and methods of early detection. Three methods of early detection of breast cancer are mammography, clinical breast examination and breast self-examination. If breast self-examination is practiced regularly breast disorders can be detected in early stages and treated promptly. A quantitative experimental approach was used to assess the effectiveness of video assisted learning on knowledge and practices regarding breast self-examination among nursing students. Total 30 nursing students were selected. A non-convenient sampling technique was utilized. The techniques used was structured questionnaire tool for data collection. RESULT The findings of the study were analyzed using frequency and percentage among 30 samples. 100% samples were female. It was concluded that the video assisted learning is effective on knowledge and practices and the comparison done regarding breast self-examination among the nursing students. The calculated t value was found to be 16.72 for knowledge and practices regarding breast self-examination. The mean of pretest is 10.8 and post-test mean is 24.8. The knowledge of nursing student related to breast self-examination is improved. CONCLUSION During the study it was observed that the students with no knowledge of breast self-examination had increased their knowledge and practices with the help of video assisted learning. The objectives of the study were effective and based on it the knowledge and practices were well developed.