Effect of Individual Training Given to Women in the Home Environment on Health Beliefs for Breast Self-examination

Purpose:this research aimed to determine the impact of individual training given to women in the home environment on health beliefs for breast self-examination was half experimentally carried out. materials and methods: the research sample consisted of 100 women. “descriptive characteristic data form” and “champions’ health belief model scale” were used as data collection forms. before the training, data of preliminary test was collected. after that, in the home environment, women were given trainings on breast cancer and breast self-examination by researchers. one month after training, women's beliefs about application of breast self-examination were re-evaluated with champions' health belief model scale. for statistical analysis, the number and percentage distributions, mean score distribution and paired sample test were performed. results:the mean age of the women who participated in the research was 28.73± 8.17 years. it has also been determined that 19.7% of the participants make their regular breast self-examination monthly. after the training, an increase in average scale scores obtained from champions' health belief model was determined. the difference between pre and post-training health belief model scale scores were found to be significant (p<0.001). conclusion: it was found that training reduces the perception of barriers to application of breast self-examination; improves the susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, health motivation, and self- efficacy. therefore, women should be informed about breast-self examination.