THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION METHODS IN INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF HEALTH CADRES REGARDING EARLY DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER

Authors

  • Novi Wulan Sari Fort De Kock University
  • Neila Sulung Fort De Kock University
  • Erit Rovendra Fort De Kock University

Keywords:

early detection, cervical cancer, health cadres, health promotion

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of female death in Indonesia. One way to prevent it is by early detection. To achieve the coverage of good early detection, it is necessary to increase public knowledge about hazards, risk factors, prevention, and early detection. To compare the effectiveness of health promotion methods in increasing the knowledge and attitudes of health cadres regarding early detection of cervical cancer. Quasi experimental. The subjects were health cadres in Nilam Sari Health Centre. Interventions in the form of counseling with videos or without videos concerning early detection of cervical cancer. The research design was a pre-test and post-test. The research instrument used a questionnaire with 30 knowledge questions and 19 attitude questions which were declared valid and reliable. The statistical test used was Wilcoxon test, Mann Whitney test, Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regression test. Out of 20 respondents, counseling with or without videos significantly increased the knowledge and attitudes of health cadres (p = 0,000), but this increase was not significantly different (p = 0.175 and p = 0.740). The outside variables that influence with negative correlation with knowledge are income (p = 0.006). The outside variable that influences the in attitude with a negative correlation is education (p = 0.009). Counseling with or without videos administration is not different to increase health cadres’ knowledge and attitudes.

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Published

2024-01-17