Health Education to Increase Teenage Girls' Knowledge about Cervical Cancer at SMAN 1 Pangkalan Baru
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https://doi.org/10.32922/jdb.v5i1.57Keywords:
education, cervical cancer, adolescent girlsAbstract
Cervical cancer remains one of the health problems affecting women with high morbidity and mortality rates in Indonesia. Adolescents' knowledge about cervical cancer and its prevention is considered low, thus requiring structured educational interventions. This community service program aims to increase high school students' knowledge about cervical cancer, risk factors, symptoms, and prevention efforts through school-based education. The activity was carried out on 96 female students in grades X and XI at SMAN 1 Pangkalan Baru. The activity methods included coordination, pre-testing, health counseling using audiovisual media, question and answer discussions, visual material demonstrations, and post-testing. Data analysis was performed descriptively and using a paired sample t-test. The results showed a significant increase in knowledge after education; the good knowledge category increased from 5.21% to 64.58%, while the poor category decreased from 41.67% to 6.25%. A total of 9 out of 12 questions showed a significant increase (p < 0.05). Health education proved to be effective in improving adolescent literacy about cervical cancer. A continuous education program with more interactive methods is recommended as a strategy for preventing cervical cancer in adolescent girls.
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