EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION AND WHATSAPP FOLLOW-UP TO IMPROVE PAP SMEAR UPTAKE AMONG POST-NATAL WOMEN IN SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILA

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pap smear screeningCervical cancer; cervical cancer, Pap smear test, post-natal women, screening uptake, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

• Registration Number: TCTR20200205001
• Lead Sponsor: nil

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-05
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

i)Women who have not underwent Pap smear screening
ii)Ownership of smartphone and availability of WhatsApp application

Exclusion Criteria

i)Women who are diagnosed as having cervical cancer including pre-cancerous stage
ii)Women with post-natal complication, as certified by Medical Officer. For example: Post Natal Depression, poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
uptake of Pap smear immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire- self-report and checking with health institutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self efficacy immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire,knowledge level immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire,self-efficacy immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire,attitude immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire,intention to adhere to Pap smear practise immediately after intervention, at 1,2 and 3 months questionnaire