A Quasi-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Cervical Cancer Screening among Multipara Postnatal Mothers in Terms of Knowledge and Attitude in Selected Civil Hospital of Panipat, Haryana

Cervical cancer is the second leading cancer among women worldwide, and India shares a staggering one fifth of this global burden, with one out of every five women in the world suffering from cervical cancer being an India. One in every five women in the world suffering from cervical cancer belongs to India which has the largest burden of cervical patients in the world. Lack of access to screening and health services, and lack of awareness of risk factors of cervical cancer has increased the prevalence of the disease. Much progress needs to be made in the prevention and control of cervical cancer.

A quasi-experimental research design with non randomized control group design was used. Purposive sampling technique with a sample of 30 control group and 30 experimental group multipara postnatal mothers was used. Data was collected using socio-demographic variables with structured knowledge questionnaire and structured attitude scale.

The results obtained showed that after administration of planned teaching programme the mean % of experimental group post-test knowledge score was higher (57.7%) than pre-test (20%). And that of post-test attitude score was higher (59%) than pre-test attitude score (43.5%). After administration of planned teaching programme there was no significant association of knowledge score with selected socio-demographic variables. By the results, it was concluded that participants had less knowledge regarding cervical cancer, which indicated the need for learning the same. The planned teaching programme was found to be effective in increasing the knowledge and changing attitude of multipara postnatal mothers regarding cervical cancer prevention and screening techniques.