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Compliance with Breast Self-Examination Instruction in High School Students

Barbara A. Cromer

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, 0H 43205-2696

Margaret E. Frankel

Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California

John Hayes

Research Information Services, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Robert T. Brown

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

In a prospective study, we measured compliance with breast self-examination, using an anonymous questionnaire, in suburban high school students three months (n = 85) and eight months (n = 54) after group instruction. Post-instruction proficiency in performing the procedure and personal health beliefs regarding breast cancer were also evaluated. At three months, 40% of the group reported practicing breast self-examination at some time since instruction; 12% had performed the procedure timed correctly with their menstrual cycle. At eight months, only two girls (4%) had practiced breast self-examination at least once since the three-month evaluation. Proficiency scores overall were high, with 77% scoring 12 points or above on a 15-item questionnaire; however, scores were significantly lower in the 15-year-olds than in the older adolescents. No significant relationships were found between compliance and most personal health beliefs, previous instruction, or level of knowledge of the procedure. Attention should be directed toward assessing the ability and willingness to practice preventive health behaviors before instruction programs are instituted in this age group.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 31, No. 4, 215-220 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289203100405
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