A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding cervical cancer among reproductive age group women in selected community area at Bengaluru

Abstract

Aim: The Study is to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding cervical cancer among reproductive age group women in selected community area at Bengaluru. Methods: An evaluative approach was adopted to conduct this study and the design used was quasi experimental design (one group pre-test and post-test design). A simple random sampling technique was used for generating necessary data a self-structured questionnaire was developed which consisted of 30 questions. Questionnaire was confined to the 4 areas which included General information on cervical cancer. Pathogenesis, Assessment of cervical cancer, Management, and prevention of cervical cancer. A final study was carried out on 60 reproductive age group women in Abbigere, Bengaluru, age between (35-45yr). Based on the objectives, the data was analysed by using various statistical tests such as frequency, mean, mean percentage and standard deviation paired ‘t’ test, chi-square test. Results: Findings of this study revealed that out of 60 samples, Majority 65% of them had poor knowledge (≤50%) scores, 35% of them had average knowledge (51 75%) scores and none of them had adequate knowledge (>75%) score in pretest regarding cervical cancer. In post-test Among the 60 subjects under study, majority 63.33% of them had high knowledge level (>75% score), 36.67% had average knowledge level (51-75% Score) and none of them had poor knowledge level (≤ 50% score).The mean pretest knowledge was 20.68% with SD 27.19%. The mean post-test knowledge found to be 40.38% with SD 30.56%. However, the enhancement was proved as mean (19.7%) and SD of (3.37%). Further, the paired t-test value (2.18) shows statistical significance at level of p