THE EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER WITH MOTIVATION OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE COUPLES TO CARRY OUT THE ACETIC ACID VISUAL INSPECTION METHOD (IVA) EXAMINATIONS IN THE TALU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WORKING AREA

Abstract

Cervical cancer is still a serious health problem because the incidence of cervical cancer continues to increase every year. In Indonesia, this disease is ranked as the second highest incidence rate. In the early stages of this disease, it does not cause symptoms, this is what causes patients to come for treatment when they are in stage 4 due to the lack of knowledge and behavior in early detection of cervical cancer.  The aim of this research is to determine the effect of health education about early detection of cervical cancer on the motivation of reproductive age couples in carrying out Visual Inspection examinations for Acetic Acid in the Talu Community Health Center Working Area. The research design is a quasi experimental design with a one group pretest design. The population of this study was 1,860 reproductive age couples, a sample of 40 people. The sampling technique uses Purposive Sampling. The analysis technique used is the Wilcoxon Mart Pairs Test. The results of this research are that there is an influence of health education about early detection of cervical cancer on the motivation of reproductive age couples in carrying out Acetic Acid Visual Inspection examinations in the Talu Community Health Center Working Area. Based on the results of data collection obtained by the Talu Health Center Working Area, there is an influence of health education on the motivation of reproductive age couples, so it is necessary to improve health services, especially providing health education regarding early detection of cervical cancer using the Acetic Acid Visual Inspection method. Therefore, it is hoped that health workers will continue to provide information about early detection of cervical cancer using the Acetic Acid Visual Inspection method.