The Impact of Education on Knowledge and Attitudes of Families about Breast Cancer

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of education on knowledge and attitude of military families with regard to breast cancer.
Method: The research is a descriptive-analytic study. Two models of library research and field study were conducted using a survey technique. Data collection was done by a questionnaire including knowledge and attitude questions. The research variables were measured on a nominal and ordinal scale of the measurements and the questionnaire was compiled and measured on a Likert scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.
Results: After education, the total score of knowledge of the units increased from 28.88 to 50.62 (p=0.001). Also, the total score of attitude ranged from 25.26 to 52.62 (p=0.0001). A comparison of awareness and attitude changes indicated that people with higher education, younger and married people and those who had been trained, had a significant difference with other groups.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present research, the effect of education on knowledge and attitude of the military families is indicative of the positive impact of education. The higher the level of knowledge of people in the society and their positive attitude reinforce, in this case, the better performance they will have in this regard.