Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Health Education Programme on Cervical Cancer Screening
Standard Care
Sponsors
Selffunded
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The following women were eligible to participate in the study: i. Women between the ages of 18 and 60 years who were attending the selected primary healthcare centres at the time of data collection. ii. Women between the ages of 18 and 60 years with no prior diagnosis of cervical cancer and not currently undergoing radiotherapy treatment. iii. Women who consented to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following women were excluded from the study: i. Women aged between 18 and 60 years who had undergone cervical cancer screening within the previous three years. ii. Women aged between 18 and 60 years who had already been diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer screening were measured before and after the intervention using a pretested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Assessed using paired t-test and McNemar test at p < 0.05. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cervical cancer screening uptake, behavioral intention towards cervical cancer prevention, perceived benefit, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening were all measured before and after the intervention using McNemar test and Pearson chi-square at p < 0.05. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactHalimah Shittu
Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed