Introduction:

Breast cancer is a health problem which makes the education of women necessary for early diagnosis.

Objective:

To design an educational intervention aimed at raising the preparation on the subject in women from 18 to 60 years of the Family office 12 of the University Polyclinic "Emilio Daudinot Bueno".

Method:

Between November 2017 and October 2018 a prospective study was carried out, of the educational intervention type. The universe was the total number of women included in the age range indicated, and 97 intentionally selected were included in the study. Their level of information on the subject was investigated before and after applying the educational intervention.

Results:

Before the implementation of the designed educational intervention, 50.5% of the women expressed an insufficient level of information regarding the Family office, and this proportion decreased to 21.6% after applying it, which meant a reduction in 57.2% of women with theoretical deficits regarding the issue. The percentage that increased their preparation was 36.9% (p <0.05), which indicated the advantage of implementing the educational intervention that was designed.

Conclusions:

The educational intervention aimed at the preparation of women regarding breast cancer in the University Polyclinic “Emilio Daudinot Bueno” made it possible to enrich their culture regarding the subject.

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