A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CERVICAL CANCER AMONG 1ST YEAR B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS IN P.E.S NURSING COLLEGE AT KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT

Author Name: 1. Professor S. Parveen 2. V.Sona BBA LLB

Volume/Issue: 02/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/01.2022-35149977/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Medical and Surgical Nursing Staff, Quality department & Patient safety officer, India
2. Reva University, Bangalore, India

ABSTRACT

Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Early on, typically no symptoms are seen. Cervix carcinoma is the predominantly squamous cell cancer. Cervical cancer is less common than it once was because of early detection of cell changes by Pap smear test. The Preventive measures include regular pelvic examinations and pap smear tests for all women, especially older women who are past childbearing age. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of cervical cancer among 1st year B.Sc nursing students in a selected College of Nursing at KUPPAM with objectives of A descriptive research design was used to assess the knowledge of cervical cancer among 1ST year B.sc nursing students. The Data was collected from 60 B.Sc nursing students of P.E.S college of nursing by using structured questionnaire Method. The study result was revealed that the average age group of the sample were 18 to 21 years. All the students of this study are 1st year B.Sc nursing students. In the end of the study and After items analysis, the findings show that there is no significant association between socio- demographic variables (age, sex, residence, religion, previous information on cervical cancer, provided care to cervical cancer patients, previous exposure to patient with cervical cancer.) and the knowledge on cervical cancer. The study findings shows that there is no significant association between the knowledge level of cervical cancer and the selected variables like age, sex, residence, religion, family income, previous information on cervical cancer, care provided to patients with cervical cancer.

Key words: cervical cancer, knowledge, assessment