Effectiveness of Health Awareness Programme on Knowledge Regarding Cervical Cancer and Human Papilloma Vaccine among Adolescent’s Girls at Waghodia Taluka

Abstract

Background: Cancer is group of disease involves abnormal cell growth with capacity to invade or spread to other parts of body. Cancer is class of disease in which unite of cells exhibit uncontrolled growth, human papilloma vaccine and cervical cancer prevention practice and policy among the adolescent girls. In this study an evaluative research approach with pre-experimental research design was used, data was collected from 80 adolescent’s girls belongs to Waghodiya, taluka village,A structured questionnaire was prepared to assess the knowledge regarding cervical cancer and human papilloma vaccine. Result: The health awareness programme is effective to improve the knowledge and brings regarding cervical cancer and human papilloma vaccine among the adolescent’s girls. Objectives: • Assess the existing knowledge regarding cervical cancer and human papilloma vaccine (HPV) • Assess the effectiveness of health awareness program on knowledge regarding cervical cancer and human papilloma vaccine. • Find out association between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables. Material and Method: In this research study an evaluative research approach with pre- experimental one group pre-test-post-test design is used. The sampling techniques was probability convenience sampling is used to collect the 80 samples of adolescent’s girl’s data collection done by administering the structured questionnaire and Likert scale. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and interferential statistics such as standard deviation, chi- test, and paired ‘t’ test. Result: With regards to the pre test assessment, the score of 18 (3%) adolescent’s girls was having moderate level of knowledge and 30 (37.5%) were having inadequate The association of pretest knowledge score was only associate with the age, education level, Gender and source of information others are not associate. Hence, H2 is rejected.