Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Effect of a community‑based multicomponent intervention on cervical cancer behavior among women – A randomized controlled trial

. Jisa George T; . Kiran Batra

Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, especially in developingcountries. More than one‑fifth of newly diagnosed cervical cancer cases are occurring ... Read More BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, especially in developingcountries. More than one‑fifth of newly diagnosed cervical cancer cases are occurring in India. Cervicalcancer is a highly preventable and curable cancer compared with other types of cancer, if detectedat an early stage. The present study has been carried out to assess whether a community‑based,multicomponent, nurse‑led intervention program improves cervical cancer screening behavior ofwomen.MATERIALS AND METHODS: An experimental randomized controlled trial was carried out byrecruiting 419 women in the age group of 30–60 years (246 in the experimental group and 173 in thecontrol group) residing in a selected rural community (selected tribal settlements) of Idukki district ofKerala, India, using multistage cluster sampling. The intervention comprising small group educationfollowed by reinforcement session, telephonic reminders, navigation and guidance for Pap smear,and follow‑up visit by the investigator was administered to the experimental group, and the controlgroup did not receive any intervention. Knowledge, attitude, and screening behavior of women relatedto prevention of cervical cancer were assessed before and twice after the intervention.RESULTS: The experimental and control groups were homogenous in all baseline sociodemographicvariables. The community‑based intervention program was effective in improving knowledge(P< 0.001),attitude (P < 0.001), and screening behavior (P < 0.001) of women regarding the prevention of cervicalcancer. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between knowledge and screeningbehavior (r = 0.408). Significant association was found between knowledge, attitude, and practiceregarding prevention of cervical cancer with education, age at the time of marriage, and number ofpregnancies.CONCLUSION: The community‑based, multicomponent, nurse‑led intervention program waseffective in improving cervical cancer screening behavior among women. Repeated motivation andreinforcement are needed to bring behavioral change and to increase uptake of screening servicesamong rural women.

Epidemiological factors influencing gender preference among mothers attending under‑five immunization clinic: A cross‑sectional comparative study

. Shalini Rawat; . Ashwini Yadav; . Sneha Parve; . Kamaxi Bhate

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Sex ratio is an important social indicator measuring the status and equality offemale in society. The falling sex ratio of our country is a demographic disaster that is ... Read More

Prevalence of mental illness and their association with sociodemographic factors in the rural geriatric population in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India: A community‑based study

. Khadervali Nagoor; . Surendra Babu Darivemula; . N. Bayapa Reddy; . Shakeer Kahn Patan; . C. Sravana Deepthi; . Chandra Sekhar Chittooru

Volume 8, Issue 12 , December 2018, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Mental health problems such as cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, and sleepdisorders arising out of senility, neurosis, and living conditions are common in the geriatric ... Read More BACKGROUND: Mental health problems such as cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, and sleepdisorders arising out of senility, neurosis, and living conditions are common in the geriatric population.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mental illness and to describetheir sociodemographic factors in the rural geriatric population and see their association with other factors.METHODOLOGY: A community‑based cross‑sectional study was done on individuals aged morethan 60 years. The study instruments were predesigned semi‑structured questionnaire, Folstein’sMini–Mental Status Examination Scale for assessing dementia in cognitive functioning and YesavagesGeriatric Depression Scale to estimate the prevalence of depression and to assess the activitiesof the daily living by Barthel index and the anxiety were assessed based on the perception of theparticipants while conducting the interview.RESULTS: A total of 415 individuals participated, out of them 199 (47.9%) were males and216 (52.1%) were females. Prevalence of mental illness was 217 (52.2%) with one or the other typeof mental illness. The prevalence of cognitive impairment was 47.7% and depression according toGeriatric Depression Scale >5 was 27.7%. The remaining 62 (14.9%) had dementia and 30 (7.2%)had anxiety disorder as the mental illness. The socio‑demographic factors such as age more than70 years, female gender, illiterates, living in joint family, middle and lower socio‑economic class,financially totally dependent and had poor and unfair relationship with the family members werestrongly associated with the mental illness and it was statistically significant with P < 0.05.CONCLUSION: Measures should be taken to support the elders, establish community elderlysocieties, advisory offices, and services to help the elderly. The sequence of social interventionsrequired for the management of the elderly psychological problems.

Awareness and perceptions regarding common cancers among adult population in a rural area of Puducherry, India

. Arumugam Mariappan Veerakumar; . Sitanshu Sekhar Kar

Volume 7, Issue 2 , May and June 2017, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Awareness regarding cancer signs and symptoms and their screening and treatmentmethod was low in India.OBJECTIVES: To assess the awareness level of common cancers, perception ... Read More

Are there any differences in education levels and changes of cardiovascular risk factors among urban and rural population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program

. Mojgan Gharipour; . Ahmad Bahonar; . Nizal Sarrafzadegan; . Arsalan Khaledifar

Volume 5, Issue 2 , March 2015, , Pages 1-7

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Background: This study aimed to find the influence of education level on the trends of changesof these risk factors among a great sample of Iranian population. Materials and Methods: ... Read More

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Effect of a community‑based multicomponent intervention on cervical cancer behavior among women – A randomized controlled trial

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Epidemiological factors influencing gender preference among mothers attending under‑five immunization clinic: A cross‑sectional comparative study

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Prevalence of mental illness and their association with sociodemographic factors in the rural geriatric population in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India: A community‑based study

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Awareness and perceptions regarding common cancers among adult population in a rural area of Puducherry, India

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Are there any differences in education levels and changes of cardiovascular risk factors among urban and rural population: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program

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