Effectiveness of video assisted teaching (VAT) on knowledge of cervical cancer and its prevention among girls in selected colleges, Salem

Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer cause of death among women in developing countries. Every year in India, 1, 22, 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 an older who are at risk of developing cancer. It is the 2nd most common cancer in women aged 15–44 years. The main aim of this study is to identify the level of knowledge on cervical cancer and its prevention among girls between the age group of 18–21 years. Through evaluative approach pre-experimental design of one group pre-test and post-test design was selected and adopted purposive sampling technique. Tools like structured questionnaire and Video Assisted Teaching on cervical cancer and its prevention were used. At the first day, pre-test was conducted and Video Assisted Teaching on cervical cancer and its prevention was administered for 20–25 minutes for two batches. At the fifth day, post-test was conducted by same tool to assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on cervical cancer and its prevention. Data analysis was done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority (40%) of the girls were in the age group of 18 years. The overall mean score in pre-test was 9.85±4.83 and in post-test, the overall mean score was 30.86±4.721. The calculated ‘t’ value is 11.06 at 0.05 level of significance, it shows highly significance. It depicts that Video Assisted Teaching on Cervical cancer and its prevention was highly effective.