Awareness level of Women of Abua Central on Cervical Cancer Screening and the Practice

Abstract

This study was carried out in Abua Central in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Rivers State on the awareness and practice of cervical cancer screening among women aged 30 - 60 years. The objective of the study was to determine the awareness level of women of Abua central on cervical cancer screening and the practice, and the objectives were translated into research questions. Literature was reviewed, a purposeful sampling technique was used to select a sample size of (50) fifty from a target population of (200) two hundred women, the instrument used for the study was a self-developed questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of two sections A and B, section A consisted of personal data’s and section B consisted of questions on the variables used to answer the research questions. The questionnaire a design of four Likert scales of agree, strongly agree, disagree and strongly disagree was used. Fifty (50) questionnaire was administered face to face and the (50) fifty were retrieved. Percentage tables, bar chart, pie chart were used to represent the finding of the study while the chi-square X2 statistical tool was used to test the hypothesis at an alpha level of 0.05 significance, from the research analysis chi-square value of 15.2 degree of freedom at 6 and critical value 12.592 was gotten. After analysis of data, the result showed that women of Abua central are aware of cervical cancer screening but they do not participate in the screening programme. The implication for nursing is that nurses should work with other health teams in stressing the importance of cervical cancer screening. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made: women should be health educated on the importance of cervical cancer screening also government should provide cervical cancer screening units in a close-by hospital.