KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT RISK FACTORS,SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER AMONGST WOMEN

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: 1)Patients not Diagnosed to have cervical cancer,CIN2)Not a treated case of cervical cancer3)not having family members who has cervical cancer

Lead Sponsor: DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGYMAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE AND LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL

Brief Summary: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Increased incidence

of this cancer is due to lack of awareness, negative attitude and poor practice.

So the most effective method of cervical cancer prevention is by educating people about screening

test and vaccination.Hence, aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about

risk factors, symptoms and prevention of cervical cancer among women in tertiary care center.

This will be a hospital-based cross-sectional study which will be conducted among women

attending Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.Study period will be one year.

Women between 20 and 65 year will be included.

Diagnosed cases of cancer cervix/CIN,Treated case of cancer cervix and Women having any family

member who has cervical cancer will be excluded.

Informed written consent will be taken.

A predesigned and validated self-administered questionnaire will be used to assess the knowledge

regarding symptoms, risk factors, screening methods and vaccination against cervical

cancer. Attitude towards cervical cancer patients and screening tests will be assessed. The

questionnaire will be developed in English and Hindi understandable by the participants. The

sufficient time will be given to answer the questions and the results will be analysed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

women aged between 20 years to 65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

diagnosed cases of cervical cancer,CIN treated cases of cervical cancer women having any family member who has cervical cancer.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women	1 year
1)who have knowledge about risk factors and symptoms of cervical cancer	1 year
3)who have undergone screening for cervical cancer	1 year
2)who have knowledge regarding screening for cervical cancer	1 year
4)who are willing to participate in primary and secondary preventive strategies	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women who have knowledge and practices about cervical cancer prevention with regard to socioeconomic status of participants	1 year

Locations (1): MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE,LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL
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Delhi, DELHI, India
MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE,LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL
🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, India
Dr Madhu shree R G
Principal investigator
07829825793
madhu13mbbs@gmail.com