Impact of interventional documentary on knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among rural women
population health
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Issue: 1
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Background: In view of the growing concern about cervical cancer prevalence and mortality rates,
this study assessed the impact of interventional documentary on l‹nowledge of cervical cancer risk
factors among women in North-central Nigeria.
Data Source and Methods: The study adopted a quasi-experimental design and survey to study 522
reproductive-age women. The stratified sampling technique was used to select six local government
areas. Descriptive statistics, chi-square and binary logistic regression were used in data
analysis.
Results: There was no significant difference in pre-interventional knowledge of risk factors in the
study and control groups pt 0.05. There was significant difference in pre- and post-interventional
knowledge in the study group p <0.05. ‘Number of children’ ‘marital status’, and ‘number of times
married’ predicted aggregate l‹nowledge at post-intervention.
Conclusion: The intervention documentary was effective in l‹nowledge increases, but there was no
indication that knowledge increases lead to less risky behaviour. Documentaries should harp on
self- efficacy and collective monitoring of adherence to non-risl behaviour.
Keywords: cervical cancer, risl‹ factors, documentary, knowledge, women.
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