Abstract
Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women worldwide and the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths. The study was conducted among married women who met the inclusion criteria in a selected rural areas at Kannur district to assess the effect of two teaching methods on learning outcomes regarding prevention of cervical cancer. Study adopted an experimental two group pre test post test design with a Quantitative research approach. Study was conducted in selected rural areas of Kannur district among married women in the age group 18-60 years. Sampling technique adopted for the study was simple random sampling with the sample size of 60
Highlights
Cancer refers to a class of disease to which a cell or group of cells divide and replicate uncontrollably, intrude into adjacent cells and tissues and spread to other parts of the body than the location at which they arouse [2009]
The study was conducted among married women who met the inclusion criteria in a selected rural areas at Kannur district to assess the effect of two teaching methods on learning outcomes regarding prevention of cervical cancer
Study was conducted in a selected rural areas of Kannur district among married women in the age group of 18- 60 years comes under PHC and CHC
Summary
Cancer refers to a class of disease to which a cell or group of cells divide and replicate uncontrollably, intrude into adjacent cells and tissues and spread to other parts of the body than the location at which they arouse [2009]. Cervical cancer mostly affects women age between 18 to 45, is linked to human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted virus that can cause genital warts. A cross sectional study was conducted by Suryapriya Balan [3], to assess the Knowledge of cervical cancer screening among rural Indian women, 407 women aged 21-65 years in a selected village of Karnataka. Majority of the study population (98.5%, 401) had poor knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening. There was no apparent difference in the mean and standard deviation of knowledge scores in the different categories of cervical cancer (2.49±1.665), symptoms (0.43±0.496), Pap smear test (0.33±0.807) and screening guidelines (0.51±0.742) (2013). A cross-sectional study was conducted by Geeta V, to assess the awareness of cervical cancer among women of reproductive age group in urban slums of Karnataka. Total sample size was Copyright © All rights are reserved by COJ Nurse Healthcare
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