A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER AMONG WOMEN OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Author Name: Mrs. Riji Geevarghese

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434, DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2020-15415794/

Affiliation:

1. M.Sc. (N) OBG, Principal, Mata Padmawati college of Nursing, Nahan (H.P), India

ABSTRACT

Cervical cancer-related deaths among women in India are often due to late diagnosis of disease. Knowledge about disease and early screening is the most effective measure for cervical cancer prevention. Lack of awareness, negative attitude, and poor practice about cervical cancer and screening are the major causes to increase the incidence of disease1. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of cervical cancer among women of age group (15-44) years. A pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design was used in the study. The study was conducted is a selected village of District Sirmour (H.P.) convenience sampling technique was used to select the study objects. Data was collected from 60 women by using structured knowledge questionnaire. The major findings of the study revealed that the main post-test knowledge score (27%) was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score which was found statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. Significant association was found between knowledge and age, marital status, occupational status, education, annual income, number of children, previous knowledge of cervical cancer, source of information, closely associated with post-test knowledge. Majority of respondents (85%) had adequate knowledge regarding cervical cancer after administered structured teaching program. Hence the study concluded that although women are having good knowledge, positive attitude toward cervical cancer screening and prevention still there is a gap to transform it into practice. There is a need for more educational programs to connect identified knowledge slits and uplift of regular practice of cervical cancer screening.

Key words: Knowledge, women, reproductive age group (15-44 Year), Cervical cancer prevention, structured teaching programme