A Comparison of Knowledge Attitude and Health Belief In Self-Cervical Cancer Screening among Thai Women Aged 30-60 Years In Denchai Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Thoen District, Lampang Province

Abstract

Abstract

This comparative descriptive research aimed to compare the knowledge attitude and perception of health belief in self-cervical cancer screening among Thai women aged 30-60 years in Denchai sub-district health promoting hospital, Thoen district, Lampang province. The study used a comparative descriptive design with accidental sample of 209 women. All participants completed a questionnaire about demographic, cervical cancer knowledge, cervical cancer attitude, perception of health belief and self-cervical cancer screening. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were employed to test significant of each hypothesis, respectively.

The results showed that there was statistically significant difference in knowledge and attitude about cervical cancer between ever the groups with and without previous screening for cervical cancer. The recommendation for further study should more considerate on sensitivity and specificity of the instruments. Replicate the study with a large sample size in other geographic location to evaluate generalization of the findings. In term of application of this study in clinical setting should be caution.