Cancer Screening Training for Academics

KTO Karatay University71 enrolled

Overview

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of cancer screening education on individuals' knowledge levels regarding cancer screening and their rates of utilization of primary health care services. Method: The research was conducted using a parallel group pretest-posttest experimental design. The study, conducted at a foundation university between April and May 2025, included 71 academics selected using simple random sampling. The intervention group received structured cancer screening education for four weeks. Data will be collected using a Personal Information Form and the Cancer Screening Knowledge Scale (CSKS), and will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

Cancer trainingBEHAVIORAL

Pre-test data, including the Personal Information Form and the Cancer Screening Information Scale, were collected from participants in the intervention group before the training began. The pre-test took approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Subsequently, this group received training on cancer screening and Family Health Centre use once a week for a total of four weeks. Following the completion of the training, a post-test was administered at the end of the fourth week.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be employed full-time at the university, * Be able to read and understand Turkish, * Not have received any cancer screening training in the last 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Those who did not participate in the training or participated incompletely, * Those with incomplete information in the pre-test or post-test data, * Those who have been diagnosed with cancer and are undergoing treatment

Locations (1)

KTO Karatay University

Konya, Akabe, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Family health centre utilisation rate

Family health centre utilisation rate: The proportion of participants who report using services provided by a family health centre within a specified time frame. This includes visits for preventive care, screening, diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up services, as defined by the study protocol.

Time frame: From baseline to 1 month post-training

Cancer knowledge level

Cancer knowledge level: The score obtained from the Cancer Screening Knowledge Scale (CSKS), which measures participants' knowledge about cancer screening methods, recommended screening intervals, and target populations. Higher scores indicate a greater level of knowledge, as defined by the study protocol.

Time frame: From baseline to 1 month post-training

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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