Impact of health education intervention on cervical cancer and screening for women in Ghana
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cervical cancer and screening beliefs and perceptionsCancer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13468198
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Cape Coast
- Brief Summary
2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31711469 (added 15/11/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 782
Inclusion Criteria
Women aged 11 to 70 years residing in the K.E.E.A District were included in this study. It was assumed that if women as young as 11 years obtain information about cervical cancer and screening, they will be well informed about the risks and prevention strategies
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women who failed to volunteer for the study
2. Those under 11 years and above 70
3. Those with dementia or mental health problems
4. Those who were not residing in the study area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Knowledge of cervical cancer<br> 2. Knowledge of cervical cancer screening<br> 3. Perceived susceptibility<br> 4. Perceived seriousness<br> 5. Perceived benefits<br> 6. Perceived barriers<br> 7. Self-efficacy<br> All measured using a questionnaire adapted from Ebu, Mupepi, Siakwa, and Sampselle (2015) and Mupepi, Sampselle and Johnson (2011) at baseline and 6 weeks<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures