EFFECT OF INFORMATION EDUCATION COMMUNICATION ON CERVICAL CANCER AND HPV IMMUNIZATION AMONG SELECTED UNDERGRADUATES

Abstract

Information education and communication help the undergraduate students to gain knowledge on cervical cancer and its prevention. Cancer is the leading cause of death among women in developing country. Quasi-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was adopted. 60 undergraduate students were selected by simple random sampling. In the pre-test 3 (5% ) had in adequate knowledge, 46 (76.67%) had moderate knowledge 11 (18.33%) had adequate knowledge on cervical cancer and HPV immunization. After the education in the post-test 4 (6.67%) had adequate knowledge, 33 (55%) had moderate knowledge and 23 (38.33%) had adequate knowledge. The pre-test mean score was 11.88 with standard deviation 2. And post-test mean score was 13.28 with standard deviation 3.14. The calculated “t” value 2.52 was statistically significant at 0.05 level. This study explored the knowledge among undergraduates on cervical cancer and HPV immunization.

Keywords

cervical cancer, human papilloma virus, hpv, immunization, information education.

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To cite this article

Arzta Sophia, & Anusha Mol. (2024). Effect of information education communication on cervical cancer and HPV immunization among selected undergraduates. Sparkling International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Studies, 7(4), 38-42.