Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
Vol 39 No 08 (2023)

Understanding priorities: cervical cancer prevention in senior high school

Dhaifina Putri Windini (Faculty of Medicine, Tanjungpura University, Indonesia)
Abror Irsan (Faculty of Medicine, Tanjungpura University, Indonesia)
Mardhia Mardhia (Faculty of Medicine, Tanjungpura University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2023

Abstract

Purpose: The study aims to determine the knowledge and priority of prevention issues of health education on senior high school student's knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The respondents were 42 students from class XI at SMAN 3, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat. Data analysis used a paired T-test. One of the methods to increase community knowledge, especially adolescents, about HPV and cervical cancer is through health education. Results: Before health education, respondents who had good knowledge were 37 people. After health education, all respondents had good knowledge. The paired T-test showed a significance of p 0,00 (p <0.05). There was an effect of health education on the level of knowledge about cervical cancer before and after intervention. Conclusion: HPV and cervical cancer health education showed effectiveness in increasing knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer in SMAN 3, Pontianak.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bkm

Publisher

Subject

Nursing Public Health

Description

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat (BKM Public Health and Community Medicine) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that deals with the fields of public health and public medicine. The topics of the article will be grouped according to the main message of the author. This focus covers areas and scope ...