Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Prevention of Cervical Cancer Among Women Between the Age Group 30 to 50 years, at a Selected village, Coimbatore
Author(s): 1 . R. Sutha, 2 . Dr. Sherin P. K
Authors Affiliations:
- Research Scholar, Malwanchal University , Indore.
- Research Supervisor, Malwanchal University , Indore.
Cervical cancer is a disease caused by the Human Papillomavirus. Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Cancer can have profound social and economic consequences for people in India, often leading to family impoverishment and societal inequity. In India, however, an estimated 600,000-700,000 deaths in India were caused by cancer in 2016. According to IARS estimates, mortality from cervical cancer is expected to witness a90% increase from 74,118 deaths in 2002 to 132,745 deaths by 2025 study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on the prevention of cervical cancer among women between the ages of 30-50 years at a selected village, Coimbatore. Method: One group pretest-post-test research design was selected, and thirty cervical cancers were selected as the sample using purposive sampling. Thirty women were administered a structured teaching programme on the prevention of cervical cancer. Result: The results shown there were a significant difference in education on prevention of cervical cancer among women before and after a structured teaching programme. The mean pre-test knowledge score of the study population was 11.8. Post-test score was 14. 26. The calculated “t” value, 3.74, is more than the table value, 1.697 is significant at p<0.05. Conclusion: The structured teaching programme was effective (<P 0.05) to improve knowledge of women regarding the prevention of cervical cancer.
R. Sutha, Dr. Sherin P. K (2025); Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Prevention of Cervical Cancer Among Women Between the Age Group 30 to 50 years, at a Selected village, Coimbatore., International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-12, Issue-1, Pp. 34-38. Available on – https://www.ijirmf.com/
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