Authors :
R. Mercy Russelin Prabha R
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 1 - January
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http://bitly.ws/gu88
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6323215
Abstract :
Cancer, an “umbrella” term for more than
200 types of neoplastic diseases, is characterized by
abnormal growth and spread of cells. Health promotion
strategies play an important role towards prevention of
all kinds of cancer. Aim of the present study is to
determine the, “Effectof self-instructed bookleton
knowledge about preventive practices of uterine and
cervical cancer”. Objectives of the study are; to assess
the existing knowledge about preventive practices of
uterine and cervical cancer among female patients
admitted in medical wards, to assess the effect of selfinstructed bookleton knowledge about preventive
practices of uterine and cervical cancer among female
patients admitted in medical wards, to associate the
pretest knowledge with certain demographic variables
such as age, education, domicile, marital status and
family history of uterine or cervical cancer.Preexperimental one group pretest and posttest design was
used.Data was collected from 50 samples admitted in
female medical ward in a selected hospital,Tamilnadu.
Structured interview questionnaire used to obtain data
before and after intervention. Data was analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistics.It was found that the
knowledge level of samples was statistically significant
Keywords :
self-instructed booklet, Prevention, uterine and cervical cancer, knowledge, practice.
Cancer, an “umbrella” term for more than
200 types of neoplastic diseases, is characterized by
abnormal growth and spread of cells. Health promotion
strategies play an important role towards prevention of
all kinds of cancer. Aim of the present study is to
determine the, “Effectof self-instructed bookleton
knowledge about preventive practices of uterine and
cervical cancer”. Objectives of the study are; to assess
the existing knowledge about preventive practices of
uterine and cervical cancer among female patients
admitted in medical wards, to assess the effect of selfinstructed bookleton knowledge about preventive
practices of uterine and cervical cancer among female
patients admitted in medical wards, to associate the
pretest knowledge with certain demographic variables
such as age, education, domicile, marital status and
family history of uterine or cervical cancer.Preexperimental one group pretest and posttest design was
used.Data was collected from 50 samples admitted in
female medical ward in a selected hospital,Tamilnadu.
Structured interview questionnaire used to obtain data
before and after intervention. Data was analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistics.It was found that the
knowledge level of samples was statistically significant
Keywords :
self-instructed booklet, Prevention, uterine and cervical cancer, knowledge, practice.
