Effect of Educational Intervention on Awareness and Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and its Screening among Market Women in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria (Published)
This study evaluated the effect of an educational intervention on awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening among market women in Ibadan, Nigeria. A quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design was adopted, involving 184 participants selected through multistage sampling and divided equally into intervention and control groups. Data were collected using a validated semi-structured questionnaire, and analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics at a 5% significance level. Findings revealed that baseline awareness of cervical cancer screening was low and comparable between groups, with 48.9% in the intervention group and 52.2% in the control group. Following the intervention, awareness increased significantly to 89.1% in the intervention group, while it remained unchanged at 52.2% in the control group. Knowledge of cervical cancer also improved substantially, with good knowledge rising from 45.7% to 93.5% in the intervention group compared to 47.8% to 51.1% in the control group (p = 0.0001). Similarly, knowledge of cervical cancer screening increased from 41.3% to 89.1% in the intervention group versus 47.8% to 51.1% in the control group (p = 0.0001). Independent t-test results further confirmed significant differences between groups ([t = 9.258, p < 0.05] and [t = 8.712, p < 0.05]). The study concluded that educational intervention significantly improved awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening.
Keywords: Knowledge, awareness, educational intervention, market women