The Effects of a Program for Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion in New Normal Era among Women in Risk Group
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This quasi-experimental research with two groups pretest -posttest design aimed to study the effects of a cervical cancer screening promotion program in the new normal era for women in risk. The sample consisted of 60 women in risk aged 30-60 years who had not undergone cervical cancer screening within the past 2 years, residing in the area served by Ban Non Mao Health Promoting Hospital, Chaiyaphum Province. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups of 30 each. Research instruments included the cervical cancer screening promotion program and questionnaires on knowledge about cervical cancer, attitudes, decision-making, and cervical cancer screening service utilization. The Index of Item-Objective Congruence ranged from 0.67-1.00. The reliability coefficient using Kuder-Richardson 20 was .95, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .83. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and t-test.
Results showed that after the intervention, the experimental group had significantly higher mean scores in knowledge about cervical cancer and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening compared to pre-intervention scores and the control group (t = 6.12, p < .001). Furthermore, 100% of the experimental group received cervical cancer screening services, while only 33.33% of the control group did so.
Research findings suggest that nurses and healthcare personnel should implement cervical cancer screening promotion programs in the new era for at-risk populations under their care. The focus should be on providing education, positive attitude adjustment, and supporting decision making to receive cervical cancer screening service.
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