A study to assess the knowledge regarding cervical cancer among staff nurses in P.S. Medical trust Hospital, Thalakulam, K.K. District

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding cervical cancer among staff nurses in P.S. Medical Trust Hospital, Thalakulam at Kanyakumari District. Based on the convenient sampling technique, 20 subjects from P.S. Medical Trust Hospital, were selected. Question was given 15% of staff nurses having adequate knowledge 30% of the staff nurses having moderate knowledge and 55% of the staff nurses having inadequate knowledge. There is a significant association between knowledge and sex and there is no significant association between knowledge and (age, education, year of experience and type of family) the selected demographic variables.