This paper is published in Volume-6, Issue-3, 2020
Area
Nursing Research
Author
Diksha Sharma, Chanchal Sharma
Org/Univ
Shivalik Institute of Nursing, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
26 June, 2020
Paper ID
V6I3-1620
Publisher
Keywords
Cervical cancer, Human Papilloma Virus, Married women

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Diksha Sharma, Chanchal Sharma. A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer and its prevention among the married women residing in selected Bhattakuffer area, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Diksha Sharma, Chanchal Sharma (2020). A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer and its prevention among the married women residing in selected Bhattakuffer area, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 6(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Diksha Sharma, Chanchal Sharma. "A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer and its prevention among the married women residing in selected Bhattakuffer area, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 6.3 (2020). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Cervical cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide and an issue of significant public health concern. HPV is a necessary cause of cervical cancer, but it is not a sufficient cause. The burden of cervical cancer in India is enormous accounting for about 20 percent of all cancer-related deaths in women and is the number one cause of death in the middle age of Indian women. Objectives of the study were to (1) To assess the knowledge of married women regarding cervical cancer. (2) To assess the attitude of married women regarding cervical cancer. (3) To find out the association between attitude and knowledge score related to cervical cancer with their socio-demographic variables. Methods: The descriptive research design was adopted to collect the data from 100 married women residing in the selected community area of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh via using a random sampling technique. The data was collected by a self-structured questionnaire and by using a 5-Point Likert scale. Result: The findings of the study show that about 79% of women were having moderate knowledge who scored (21-31marks) and 11 % were inadequate who scored (11-20marks) and 10% (0-10 marks) of the married women were having adequate knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. The majority of the married women were having a neutral attitude (71%), and (29%) of the women were having a positive attitude towards cervical cancer and its prevention. cer