HEALTH PROMOTION ABOUT VIA TO INCREASING KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO CA CERVIX ON WOMEN

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the number 2 killer disease for women after breast cancer, and an estimated 270,000 women die each year. This is due to the insufficient knowledge of eligible women about cervical cancer, whereas cervical cancer can be detected through visual inspection of acetic acid (VIA) using 3-5% acetic acid. On the uterus' mouth's surface and in 1 minute in pre-cancerous lesions after being smeared, white patches called Aceto white epithelium are seen. This examination is very elementary does not require expensive costs. Of the 23 public health in Tanah Datar, Rambatan I health public, including those with little achievement in IVA screening. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of IVA health education on the knowledge of mothers of childbearing age couples about cervical cancer. Quasi-experimental research method with one group pre-test-post test design. The study was conducted in the kinawai sub-district health center in September 2019. The population was PUS mothers aged 15-49 years with a total sample of 33 people, random sampling. The instrument used was a questionnaire and analyzed by the Wilcoxon test. Univariate results are known to mothers' knowledge before health education means 19.30, and after health education means 22.55. The bivariate result is the effectiveness of IVA health education on understanding eligible women about cervical cancer (p = 0.0005). It is expected that the staff of public health will provide health education to qualified women about early detection of cervical cancer through IVA