Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Cervical Cancer among Female Attendants of Patients with Cancer Admitted in a Cancer Hospital of Guwahati, Assam

Introduction: Women's awareness of cervical cancer is critical, as it is the most common malignancy. Objectives: Primary Objectives: 1. To assess the pre test level of knowledge on cervical cancer among female attendants.2. To assess the post test level of knowledge on cervical cancer among female attendants 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding cervical cancer among female attendants. Secondary Objective: 4. To find out the association between pre tests level of knowledge score on cervical cancer among female attendant with selected demographic variables. Methods: A quasi - experimental one group pre - test post - test research design was adopted. Purposive sampling used to select 55 female attendants. A self - structured questionnaire served as the tool. A pre - test and planned teaching programme was given to the participants. Post - test was held on the 7th day. RESULTS: Majority, 21 (38.2%) were of 20 - 30 years, 31 (56.4%) were Homemaker, 35 (63.6%) were Hindu, 42 (76.4%) were married, 17 (30.9%) were having secondary education, 16 (29.1%) had a family income of Rs ? 10, 000, 33 (60%) were from rural area, 48 (87.3%) didn?t have any family history of cervical cancer, 31 (56.4%) had heard about cancer cervix, 10 (32.3%) had media as a source of information about cervical cancer. Majority of participants that is 61.8% had average knowledge during post test. Results after using paired t test revealed that at 0.05 level of significance mean post test knowledge score was 13.89?2.72 higher than pre - test mean knowledge score 5.25?3.26 with calculated value was statistically significant. Therefore, the study was effective. Chi square values of pre test knowledge was found to be having significant association with age and occupation of female attendant only. So, H2 is partially accepted. Conclusion: The education programme on cervical cancer was successful in raising the level of knowledge.