Assessment of Knowledge regarding Cervical cancer and its prevention among undergraduate Pharmacy students

The present study was conducted to assess Knowledge Regarding Cervical Cancer and Its Prevention Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention among undergraduate pharmacy students, and to determine the association between knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention with the selected socio-demographic variables. A convenient sampling technique was used to select 176 samples. The design used was a descriptive design with a quantitative approach. The tools used a structured questionnaire on socio-demographic data and a structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study depicted that 75.6% of the samples have good knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. The present study attributed that there was a significant association between knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention and HPV vaccine status (P value=0.033). The study concluded that undergraduate pharmacy students possess a good knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention.