Effectiveness of Visual Package on Cervical Cancer Screening among Menopausal Women

Arzta Sophia*, Jeba Nesa Mahiba**
*-** Christian College of Nursing, Neyyoor, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
Periodicity:April - June'2024
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.14.1.20865

Abstract

Carcinoma of the cervix is the second most common disease in women worldwide, while it is the commonest cancer among Indian women. Awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention is quite low among Indian women. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of visual package ( Video) on cervical cancer screening among women in selected hospitals at Kanyakumari district. The study was conducted by adopting a pre-experimental one group pre- test, post-test design. 60 menopausal women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by non probability purposive sampling technique. A structured Knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the pre-test level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening among menopausal women, then followed by teaching using visual package regarding cervical cancer and screening for cervical cancer. A post-test was conducted to assess the level of knowledge with the same questionnaire provided in the pre-test. In the pretest majority of the samples had inadequate knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening ,in the post test majority of the samples had an adequate knowledge on cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening. Analysis revealed that ,the pretest mean score was 8.12 with SD 2.22 and the post test mean score were 17.80 with SD 1.46. The paired t test value on knowledge was 27.40 which was highly significant at 0.05 level. This study reveals that the visual package was effective in improving the knowledge of menopausal women regarding cervical cancer screening.

Keywords

Cervical Cancer Screening, Menopausal Women. Video Assisted Visual Package.

How to Cite this Article?

Sophia, A., and Mahiba, J. N. (2024). Effectiveness of Visual Package on Cervical Cancer Screening among Menopausal Women. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 14(1), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.14.1.20865

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