Abstract
Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer mortality in women and more than a quarter of its global burden is
contributed by developing countries. In India, cervical cancer contributes to approximately 6–29% of all cancers in
women. Cervical cancer ranks as the 1st most frequent cancer among women in India, and the 1st most frequent cancer
among women between 18 and 44 years of age. So, the knowledge for prevention of cervical cancer is very vital part. A
study to assess effectiveness of PTP on prevention of Cervical cancer in terms of knowledge among final year college
students of Surat city. The objectives were to assess the knowledge of final year college students before and after the
administration of PTP. Pre experimental research approach used with one group pre- test and post- test design. The
investigator used multi stage random Sampling technique for selecting the 30 samples. Planned teaching programme on
prevention of cervical cancer was prepared for the samples. A structured knowledge questionnaire was prepared to
assess the knowledge of the samples. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The mean pre -
test knowledge score was 13.25 and the mean post -test knowledge score was 16.38 with 3.13 significant mean
difference. Hence it was concluded that PTP was effective in improving the knowledge of final year college students of
Surat city.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),General Engineering,General Materials Science,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Biomedical Engineering,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Ceramics and Composites,Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Engineering,Polymers and Plastics,Organic Chemistry
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