EFFECT OF DEMONSTRATION-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION ON BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION ABILITY

Abstract

Background: Breast self-examination is a practice where women examine their breasts consistently and in an organized manner to recognize any lumps as an early warning sign. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of health education methods on the ability to apply BSE to adolescent girls at Senior High School 2 Tuban. Method: This type of research is pre-experimental using a One Group Pretest Posttest plan with a population of 38 young women selected using simple random sampling, obtaining a sample of 33 young women. The instrument used is an observation sheet. Data analysis used the Wilcoxson Signed Rank Test. Result: Based on the results of research using the Wilcoxson test results using SPSS 26 for Windows software, it was obtained that p value = 0.001, it can be concluded that there is an influence of improving health education methods on the ability to apply BSE to young women. Conclusion: Health education using demonstration methods has been proven effective in improving adolescent girls' ability to perform breast self-examination.