ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF NURSES ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER AND ITS PREVENTION

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the major reason of gynecological globally; specifically the developing countries are major victims of this cancer. It is obvious for the health care professionals, specifically nurses to have appropriate knowledge about this disease. Objective: To access the knowledge of nurses about the cervical cancer and preventive measures of this disease. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Institute of Cardiology (FIC), Faisalabad. Period: August 2017 to Jan 2018. Material & Methods: This research was quantitative in nature and for the purpose of data collection a self-constructed questionnaire was used. The samples size of this study was 140 nurses at FIC, Faisalabad. The data was statistically analyzed by using SPSS 21.0. Results: This research revealed that the nurses don't have adequate knowledge about the cervical cancer as only 27.36 % of the nurses have knowledge about the cervical cancer. Conclusion: This research suggested that appropriate policy should be established for the screening of cervical cancer; as early screening can make the treatment most effective.