Multiple humanitarian and economic crises in Sudan, including a 22-year civil war and the Darfur genocide in 2003, have resulted in over two million fatalities, food shortages, famine and widespread internal displacement. and the COVID-19 pandemic have culminated in the compromise of mental health services. The Sudanese government had declared a state of emergency on October 25th, 2021 which augmented the current humanitarian crises through further restriction of access to essential services. In an effort to curb the mental health crisis, new service delivery models led by educational institutions in collaboration with non-governmental, regional and international organisations.

Introduction: Breast cancer has high mortality rate because most cases present at late stages. However, certain acts like breast self-examination may reduce the incidence of the disease. Therefore this study aimed to assess the effectiveness of breast cancer health education campaign and breast self-examination training among female detainees, Khartoum city- Sudan. Method and Materials: One group pretest and posttest quasi-experiment conducted among 820 detainees at Dar- Altaebat prison, Khartoum state. 297 respondents were involved in the pre-interventional and post-interventional phases. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: 297 responses were finally analyzed, the mean age was found to be 31, SD ± 11.2. The mean knowledge score about breast cancer increased significantly (p.value = 0.00) from 11.2 (SD ± 8.22) to 26.1 (SD ± 14.19). Regarding knowledge about BSE, the overall mean of knowledge score was significantly higher in the post-interventional phase (p.value =0.000), changed from 1.54(SD ± 2.18) to 2.33(SD ± 1.56). Also, the percentage of those with a good attitude towards breast cancer and breast self-examination was higher in the post-interventional phase. Conclusion: Our respondents demonstrated poor knowledge regarding breast cancer and BSE at the pre-interventional phase, poor practice and limited positive attitude toward BSE, but the intervention we made enhanced the participants' knowledge and attitude towards breast cancer and self-examination, but with no significant enhancement in BSE practice.