Effectiveness of Interventional Module on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Prevention of Cervical Cancer Among Female College Students

Objectives of the Study: 1. To assess the pre-test and post-test level of knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer among female college students 2. To assess effectiveness of interventional module on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer among female college students 3. To associate the study findings with the selected demographic variable Materials and Methods: A pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of interventional module on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer among female college students in Dimapur, Nagaland. A total of 185 subjects were selected using a total enumerative sampling technique. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used for collecting the data on knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer and interventional module was developed and administered to assess its effectiveness. Results: The study findings showed that in the pre-test 86(46.48%) had inadequate knowledge, 84(45.4%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 15(8.1%) had adequate knowledge. While, 108(58.4%) had favorable attitude, 76(41.1%) had moderately favorable attitude and 1 (0.5%) had non-favorable attitude. The post-test findings revealed 123(66.5%) had adequate knowledge, 56(30.3%) had moderately inadequate knowledge and 6(3.2%) had inadequate knowledge. In attitude, 143(77.3%) had favorable attitude, 42(22.7%) had moderately favorable attitude and 0% had non-favorable, attitude. The mean change in knowledge score in the pre-test and post-test was 3.16(SD 2.27) and attitud3rd Year B. Sc Nursing, College of Nursing, Christian Institute of Health Science and Research, Dimapur, Nagalande was 1.45 (SD 2.71) which shows that the intervention used was effective. A significant association was found between knowledge with age, educational qualification and place of residence at p value less than 0.05 Conclusion: Our study revealed that interventional module on prevention of cervical cancer was effective in improving the knowledge and attitude among female college students.