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Educational effect on knowledge, attitude and practice among registered nurses regarding cervical cancer, its prevention and screening in Karachi, Pakistan

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Rubina Hafeez Dow University of Health Science, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fouzia Perveen Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Science, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shehla Naeem Zafar Dow University of Health Science, Karachi, Pakistan.
Alyna Hafeez Jinnah Sindh Medical University,Karachi,Pakistan
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the effects of education on knowledge, attitude and practice status regarding cervical cancer, its prevention and screening among registered nurses working at tertiary care hospitals. Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2016(15th June-15th July) at Civil Hospital, Karachi, and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and comprised registered nurses enrolled through non-probability convenience sampling. Baseline demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude and practice levels of the nurses was gathered using a self-structured pretested and validated questionnaire. An education session on, "prevention and screening of cervical cancer" was conducted and its effectiveness was determined using the same questionnaire post-intervention. The difference in pre- and post-intervention values were determined. P0.05). The difference in knowledge scores were significant in all age groups, marital status, work experience and education (p<0.05 each). Conclusion: There was a highly significant impact of education on the knowledge level of the subjects.
Publication Details
Page(s) 674-678
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Year: 2020

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Keywords
Cervical cancer, screening, Knowledge, Nursing education, HPV, Pap smear, prevention, HPV vaccine, Practice of screening, Human papilloma virus.
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