Effect of Video-assisted Education on Cervical Cancer on Learning Outcomes among Married Women in a Selected Anganwadies under Mundur PHC, Palakkad, Kerala

Abstract

Worldwide, cervical cancer is both the fourth most common cause of cancer and the cause of death from cancer in women. This study was aimed to “Evaluate the effect of video-assisted education on cervical cancer on learning outcomes among married women in selected anganwadies under Mundur PHC”. The objectives of the study were to assess the learning outcomes on cervical cancer among married women before video-assisted teaching programme, evaluate the effect of video-assisted education on cervical cancer on learning outcomes among married women, to identify association between the selected demographic variables, and the learning outcomes of married women regarding cervical cancer. The study was conducted at selected anganwadies under Mundur PHC from which 50 married women who satisfied the inclusion criteria were selected by simple random sampling. The research approach was quantitative, and the design adopted was quasi-experimental one-group pre test–post test design structured questionnaire used for assessment of socio-personal variables and learning outcomes regarding cervical cancer after pretesting for the feasibility. Then the video-assisted education on cervical cancer was given to the selected married women. Then the post test was conducted after 7 days. The findings of the study showed that before video-assisted teaching, all the samples had poor knowledge, whereas after video-assisted teaching programme, 96% have adequate knowledge and 4% had moderate knowledge. Similarly, before video-assisted teaching programme, 86% had poor attitude regarding cervical cancer and prevention, and 14% had moderate attitude, whereas after video-assisted teaching programme, 70% gained good attitude and 30% had moderate attitude. A majority of the samples showed moderate practice both before and after video-assisted teaching programme. A majority of subjects are not willing to undergo cervical cancer screening due to the unwillingness of their husbands (60%).10% subjects think that it is painful and 10% think they are healthy both before and after the video-assisted teaching. The following major characteristics of the samples show that the present study findings emphasize the need for routine screening programmes, health awareness programmes, and promotion of healthy habits of living among married women in the rural communities.