Breast cancer risk factor and symptom identification
SD, breast cancer
BREAST CANCER
The mean number of risk factors and symptoms identified was statistically significantly higher among women in the IG (risk factors 5.19, SD = 2.093; symptoms 7.09, SD = 1.179) compared to women in the CG (risk factors 4.33, SD = 1.668; symptoms 6.33, SD = 1.570) after the intervention with a moderate to higher association (Table Mean number (SD) of breast cancer risk factors and symptoms correctly identified after the intervention and mean change from pre- to post-intervention (Women in the IG identified a higher percentage of breast cancer risk factors post-intervention, with significant percentages for 3 of the 9 risk factors. Furthermore, the percentage of breast cancer risk factors identified improved among the women in the IG from pre-intervention to post-intervention for 6 risk factors versus 1 risk factor in the CG (Table Effects of the intervention on breast cancer risk factors and symptoms Percentage of breast cancer risk factors and symptoms identified among the women in post-intervention and difference from pre-intervention to post-intervention for CG (With regard to the identification of breast cancer symptoms post-intervention, the percentage was higher among women in the IG, especially for 5 symptoms. Considering each group separately, the percentage of symptoms identified improved significantly in the IG for 6 of the symptoms between pre-intervention and post-intervention, an improvement not observed in the CG (Table 