Factors Associated with Women's Awareness of Early Detection of Cervical Cancer

Background: About 70% of women with cervical cancer present to health services at an advanced stage, making it difficult to treat and leading to high rates of female cancer mortality. Women's awareness of early detection of cervical cancer remains a problem. Objective: To determine the factors associated with women's awareness of early detection of cervical cancer. Methods: This type of research is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The population in the study were all mothers in Padang City. The sample in this study amounted to 320 with simple random sampling technique. The analysis method used was univariate analysis to see the frequency distribution, bivariate analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship using the chi-square test with a confidence level of 95% (α = 0.05), and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify independent variables that had the most significant effect on the dependent variable. Data were analyzed using a computer. Results: The study showed that cadre support, health worker support and motivation were factors associated with women's awareness of early detection of cervical cancer. Health worker support was the factor most associated with early detection of cervical cancer. Conclusion: Health worker support is the most important factor in sensitizing women to do cervical cancer early detection.