Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: March | Volume: 10 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 109-113
Awareness on Factors Contributing For Cervical Cancer and Its Screening Techniques among Health Workers Working At Peripheral Rural Area Vijayapur
Suchitra A Rati1, Anupama V Oka2
1Research scholar, Shri Jjtu University, 2Guide, Shri Jjtu University
Vice Principal/HOD Dept of Community Health Nursing,
BLDEA’S Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences-Vijayapur-586103
Corresponding Author: Suchitra A Rati
ABSTRACT
Introduction- Even though cervical cancer is a preventable disease which has become most common cause among women and standing second leading cause for mortality in world wide. Were health worker takes an major role in early identification of risk case by performing effective screening technique can reduce incidence and prevalence of cervical cancer in women by providing prompt treatment at early stage. This study was taken with the objective of assess the level of knowledge on factors contributing for cervical cancer and its screening techniques among health workers
Method- A descriptive exploratory research study was conducted in rural area of Bijapur, total 50 health worker were chosen by convenient sampling technique, the data was collected through self structured questionnaires. The frequency and percentage was used to assess the knowledge of health worker.
Results-60% of the health workers were belong to the age group of 19-24 yrs,64% were females and 64% were not had any information about screening techniques. and 64% of them have not had any information about screening techniques of cervical cancer. Over all 32 health worker were had average knowledge on factors contributing for cervical cancer and its screening techniques. It concludes that there is a need of training on advance screening techniques specially used at peripheral area for early diagnosis of precancerous lesions of cervix among women.
Key words: cervical cancer, screening, health worker