Effect of Health Education on the Knowledge of Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus and Self-sampling Among Women in a Low- Resource Setting

Omowhara Believe, Maduka Omosivie, Ameh Soter and Banjo Adekunbiola
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Omowhara Believe: University of Port Harcourt School of Public Health, Nigeria
Maduka Omosivie: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Ameh Soter: University of Calabar, Nigeria
Banjo Adekunbiola: Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022, vol. 4, issue 3, 145-151

Abstract: Cervical cancer is a disease of public health importance affecting many women and contributing to avoidably high levels of cancer morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. In spite of the relative ease of prevention, the incidence is on the increase. A key reason is the lack of awareness and knowledge of the disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of health education on awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer (CC), human papillomavirus (HPV) and self-sampling (SS) among women in a rural Nigerian community. The study design was pre-post quasi-experimental, carried out among adult women in Orhuwhorun community in Udu Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit 230 women from May to June 2021. Data were collected by semi structured, self- or interviewer- administered questionnaire. The intervention consisted of structured health education. Data analysis was done with SPSS v. 25.0. Paired sample T-test was used to compare the mean scores before and after educational intervention. A p-value

Keywords: Cervical cancer; health education; human papillomavirs; knowledge; Nigeria; screening; self-sampling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.3.1316

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