An educational strategy for improving knowledge about breast and cervical cancer prevention among Mexican middle school students

Calderón Garcidueñas, Ana Laura y Flores Peña, Yolanda y De León Leal, Silvia y Vázquez Martínez, Carlos Alberto y Farías Calderón, Ana Gabriela y Melo Santiesteban, Guadalupe y Elizondo Zapién, Rosa María y Hernández Hernández, Dulce María y Garza Moya, Rubén y Cerda Flores, Ricardo Martín (2015) An educational strategy for improving knowledge about breast and cervical cancer prevention among Mexican middle school students. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2. pp. 250-254. ISSN 22113355

[img]
Vista previa
Texto
23502.pdf - Versión Publicada
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (209kB) | Vista previa

Resumen

Introduction: Prevention programs have not achieved the expected results in preventing mortality from breast and cervical cancer in Mexico. Therefore, we propose a complementary strategy. Methodology: An educational strategy for high school students in Mexico (2011–2013) was designed (longitudinal design, two measurements and a single intervention). The postintervention assessment included: 1) knowledge acquired by students about cancer prevention and 2) The performance of the student as a health promoter in their household. The strategy was based on analysis of cases and developed in three sessions. An assessment tool was designed and validated (Test–Retest). The levels of knowledge according to the qualifications expected by chance were determined. Wilcoxon test compared results before and after intervention. Results: An assessment instrument with 0.80 reliability was obtained. 831 high school students were analyzed. Wilcoxon rank-sum test showed a significant learning after the intervention (Z = −2.64, p = 0.008) with improvement of levels of knowledge in a 154.5%. 49% of students had a good performance as health promoters. Conclusions: The learning in preventive measures is important to sensitize individuals to prevention campaigns against cancer. This strategy proved to improve the level of knowledge of students in an easy and affordable way.

Tipo de elemento: Article
Palabras claves no controlados: Prevención del cáncer, Educación para la salud, Intervención, Bachillerato
Materias: R Medicina > RA Aspectos Públicos de la Medicina
Divisiones: Enfermería
Usuario depositante: Editor Repositorio
Creadores:
CreadorEmailORCID
Calderón Garcidueñas, Ana LauraNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Flores Peña, YolandaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
De León Leal, SilviaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Vázquez Martínez, Carlos AlbertoNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Farías Calderón, Ana GabrielaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Melo Santiesteban, GuadalupeNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Elizondo Zapién, Rosa MaríaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Hernández Hernández, Dulce MaríaNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Garza Moya, RubénNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Cerda Flores, Ricardo MartínNO ESPECIFICADONO ESPECIFICADO
Fecha del depósito: 29 Jun 2022 20:20
Última modificación: 29 Jun 2022 20:20
URI: http://eprints.uanl.mx/id/eprint/23502

Actions (login required)

Ver elemento Ver elemento

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year