Contagion: Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal Health
Vol 6, No 1 (2024): CONTAGION

Group Investigation Method Improves Breast Self-Examination Behavior in Women of Childbearing Age

Sella Dwi Oktaviani (Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu)
Agung Riyadi (Poltekeks Kemenkes Bengkulu)
Epti Yorita (Unknown)
Desi Widiyanti (Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu)
Sri Yanniarti (Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Mar 2024

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer suffered by women worldwide with a high incidence rate. The increasing number of new cases that appear every year will be a threat, This study aims to determine how the influence of Group Investigation on increasing knowledge, attitudes and actions of women of childbearing age towards BSE. This type of research is quasy experiment designs with nonequivalent control group design. The intervention group was given education with the Group Investigation method, the control group with the jigsaw method. The number of samples used was 52 people, 26 for the intervention group and 26 for the control group taken by proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The results of the Wilcoxon test found that education with the group investigation method has an influence on knowledge with value (p-value = 0.000), attitude (p-value = 0.000) and action (p-value = 0.000). The test results also showed that there was an influence of the jigsaw method on knowledge with values (p-value = 0.000), attitudes (p-value = 0.000) and actions (p-value = 0.000). The results of the mann-whitney test found that the group investigation method was more effective for increasing knowledge (p-value = 0.000), attitudes (p-value = 0.000) and WUS Actions (p-value = 0.590) about BSE compared to the Jigsaw method. The conclusion of this study is that group investigation method is effective in improving breast self- examination behavior in women of childbearing age.

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Journal Info

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contagion

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Subject

Health Professions Public Health

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Contagion: Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal Health, A Scientific Periodic Journal of Public Health published by the Public health Study Program of The Faculty of Public Health UINSU Medan. This Journal prioritiez the collaboration of lecturers and students with scope of the ...