Effect of Structured Teaching Program on Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Exanination among Students in Nursing Colleges of Assam.

With a view to assess the effectiveness of structures teaching programme on breast can- cer and breast self-examination, a quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test without control group design and an evaluative research approach was undertaken on, 100 female nursing degree students. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used In select- tg nursing students. Prior to imnpleme'nting structured teaching programme the nursing students haid moderate knowledge, cattitude and practice, whereas after implementation of structured teaching programme nursing 'students' knowledge and ability to peform breast self-examinationi was significantly improved with difference:'of mean percentage revealing effectiveness of structured teaching programme. A positive correlation of knowi . edge and attitude of nursing students was also found before the study, and there wasl not much change in attitude level of nursing students as it was moderately favorable prior to the study. .