Effect of cancer education on the practice of breast self-examination among adult women in Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1. Showing the mean and standard deviation of pretest and posttest exposure on the practice of breast self-examination

Paired Samples Statistics
Pair 1	Mean	N	Std. Deviation	Std. Error Mean
Pretest	1.2222	90	.79008	.08328
Posttest	5.5000	90	3.25421	.34302

Table 2. Showing the mean and standard deviation of within groups and between-group exposure on the practice of breast self-examination

Paired Samples Statistics
Within Groups	Mean	N	SD.	SD. Error Mean	t	df
Written Pretest Pair 1 Written Posttest	1.0333 6.1000	30 30	.92786.80301	.16940 .14661	−12.119	89
Pictorial Pretest Paired 2 Pictorial Posttest	1.2667 9.0333	30 30	.82768 .76489	.15111 .13965
Control Pretest Paired 3 Control Posttest	1.3667 1.3667	30 30	.55605 .55605	.10152 .10152
Between groups	Mean	N	Std. Deviation	Std. Error Mean
Written Pair 1 Pictorial	6.1000 9.0333	30 30	.80301 .76489	.14661 .13965
Written Paired 2 Control	6.1000 1.3667	30 30	.80301 .55605	.14661 .10152
Pictorial Paired 3 Control	9.0333 1.3667	30 30	.76489 .55605	.13965 .10152

The table above indicated the followings:

• There is a significant mean difference between women exposed to written education and women exposed to pictorial education on the practice of breast self-examination.

• There is a significant mean difference between women exposed to written education and control group on the practise of breast self-examination.

• There is a significant mean difference between women exposed to pictorial education and control group on the practise of breast self-examination.

• There is a significant mean difference between the pre-test and post-test of the women exposed to written education on the practice of breast self-examination.

• There is a significant mean difference between the pre-test and post-test of the women exposed to pictorial education on the practice of breast self-examination.

• There is no significant mean difference between the pre-test and post-test of the control group and this shows that the observed effect was logically attributed to the treatment alone.