Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education programme on the knowledge of human papilloma virus among female medical students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014 at the Princess Nourah bint Abulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female medical students. An intervention programme was implemented in the form of lectures, videos, posters, etc. on human papillomavirus. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. Results: There were 535 participants in the study. There mean age was 20.3±1.3 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge. Of all, 495(92%) students recognised avoidance of sexually transmitted disease, vaccination and screening as effective preventive measures. In comparison to pre-intervention results, significantly higher percentage of students defined risk factors: sexually transmitted disease 392(73.3%) versus 329(61.8%), and human papillomavirus 293(54.8%) versus 151(28.4%). Knowledge regarding sensitivity, 280(52.3%) after the campaign versus 160(30.1%)before, and time to perform Pap smear,229(42.8%) versus 113(21.1%),increased significantly (p<0.05). Conclusion: Health education programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 513-519 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
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Keywords
- Cancer cervix
- Health education
- HPV vaccine acceptance
- Intervention
- Knowledge
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Effectiveness of health education programme : Level of knowledge about prevention of cervical cancer among saudi female healthcare students. / Al-Shaikh, Ghadeer Khaled; Syed, Sadiqa Badar; Fayed, Amel Ahmed; Al-Shaikh, Reem Ali; Al-Mussaed, Eman Mohammed; Khan, Farida Habib; Elmorshedy, Hala Nasser.
In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol. 67, No. 4, 01.04.2017, p. 513-519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of health education programme
T2 - Level of knowledge about prevention of cervical cancer among saudi female healthcare students
AU - Al-Shaikh, Ghadeer Khaled
AU - Syed, Sadiqa Badar
AU - Fayed, Amel Ahmed
AU - Al-Shaikh, Reem Ali
AU - Al-Mussaed, Eman Mohammed
AU - Khan, Farida Habib
AU - Elmorshedy, Hala Nasser
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education programme on the knowledge of human papilloma virus among female medical students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014 at the Princess Nourah bint Abulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female medical students. An intervention programme was implemented in the form of lectures, videos, posters, etc. on human papillomavirus. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. Results: There were 535 participants in the study. There mean age was 20.3±1.3 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge. Of all, 495(92%) students recognised avoidance of sexually transmitted disease, vaccination and screening as effective preventive measures. In comparison to pre-intervention results, significantly higher percentage of students defined risk factors: sexually transmitted disease 392(73.3%) versus 329(61.8%), and human papillomavirus 293(54.8%) versus 151(28.4%). Knowledge regarding sensitivity, 280(52.3%) after the campaign versus 160(30.1%)before, and time to perform Pap smear,229(42.8%) versus 113(21.1%),increased significantly (p<0.05). Conclusion: Health education programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of health education programme on the knowledge of human papilloma virus among female medical students. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014 at the Princess Nourah bint Abulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and comprised female medical students. An intervention programme was implemented in the form of lectures, videos, posters, etc. on human papillomavirus. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. Results: There were 535 participants in the study. There mean age was 20.3±1.3 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the level of knowledge. Of all, 495(92%) students recognised avoidance of sexually transmitted disease, vaccination and screening as effective preventive measures. In comparison to pre-intervention results, significantly higher percentage of students defined risk factors: sexually transmitted disease 392(73.3%) versus 329(61.8%), and human papillomavirus 293(54.8%) versus 151(28.4%). Knowledge regarding sensitivity, 280(52.3%) after the campaign versus 160(30.1%)before, and time to perform Pap smear,229(42.8%) versus 113(21.1%),increased significantly (p<0.05). Conclusion: Health education programme was effective in improving the level of knowledge on human papillomavirus.
KW - Cancer cervix
KW - Health education
KW - HPV vaccine acceptance
KW - Intervention
KW - Knowledge
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VL - 67
SP - 513
EP - 519
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
SN - 0030-9982
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