This study was the sole nationwide-scale research that examined
the practice of breast self-examination, related factors,
and knowledge of breast cancer among female university
students, as a representative sample of young Korean women.
The results are valuable in developing educational programs
that can increase knowledge related to breast cancer, as well
as the practice of breast self-examination, to support health
promotion among young women.
The data collected in this study support several suggestions.
First, repeated and expanded studies are needed to
measure the execution rate of breast self-examination and
the knowledge related to breast cancer among young women
living in a large-scale local community. Second, it suggests the
development of an educational program that can increase
understanding of the practice of breast self-examination
among young women, and measurement of the effect of education
through a follow-up study.