A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Cervical Cancer among B.Sc Nursing IVth Year Students of Govt. College of Nursing, Kota Rajasthan
Abstract: Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer cause of death among women in developing countries. Every year in India, 122, 844 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 67, 477 die from the disease. India has a population of 432.2 million women aged 15 years and older who are at risk developing cancer. It is the second most common cancer in women aged 15-45 years. The peak age of incidence of cervical cancer is 55-59 years, and considerable proportion of women report in the late stages of disease. Specific types of oncogene HPV 16, 18 have been identified in patient with cervical cancer. Other epidemiological risk factors are early at marriage, multiple sexual partners, multiple pregnancies, poor genital hygiene, malnutrition, use of oral contraceptives. HPV prevalence among cervical cancer patient in India has varied from 87.8% to 96.67%. The study was aquasi-experimental study used to evaluate the knowledge of 60 B. SC nursing IVth year students. A Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from the students. The data obtained were analysed based on the set of objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. In the present study it is evident that the demographic variables such as age, type of family, place of residence area the calculated chi-square value is less than the critical value at p
Keywords: Assess, Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Cervical Cancer, B. SC Nursing Students
How to Cite?: Pinki, Chandra Prakesh Meena, Neelam Nama, "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Cervical Cancer among B.Sc Nursing IVth Year Students of Govt. College of Nursing, Kota Rajasthan", Volume 11 Issue 10, October 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 767-770, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR221011140521, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR221011140521