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VOL. 2, ISSUE 5 (2017)
A study to assess the effectiveness of structured education program on knowledge regarding prevention of cervical cancer among women in selected area at Moradabad
Authors
Ankit Singh, Gurmeet, Varsha
Abstract
Cervical cancer is a cancer a rise from the cervix. It is due to abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to spread of another part of the body and symptoms may consist of abnormal vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, pain during sexual intercourse, it may specify the presence of cervical cancer. Objectives
• To assess the level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer among women.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on the knowledge regarding cervical cancer among women.
• To find out the association between pre test mean knowledge score of cervical cancer among women with their selected demographic variables.
Material and Methods: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured education program on knowledge regarding prevention of cervical cancer among women in selected area at Moradabad. Data was collected from 150 samples. The samples where selected by using non probability sampling technique by using structured questionnaires. The collected data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presents in the form of tables and figures.
Result: In relation to the sources of information 11% of womens for getting information from friends, 11% of them from relatives,13% them from mass media,62% of them from health personnel and 14% of them from Newspapers. 2% Womens have good knowledge, 31% womens have average knowledge and 67% parents have poor knowledge.
Conclusion: 67% of the subjects had poor knowledge regarding cervical cancer and There was no statistically significant association between demographical variables like age, sex, gender, sourse of information, educational qualification and occupation.
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Pages:33-38
How to cite this article:
Ankit Singh, Gurmeet, Varsha "A study to assess the effectiveness of structured education program on knowledge regarding prevention of cervical cancer among women in selected area at Moradabad". International Journal of Advanced Science and Research, Vol 2, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 33-38
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