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. 2019 Jun 4;5(6):e01826.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01826. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Effects of cervical cancer prevention education in middle-school girls in Korea: A mixed-method study

Hae Won Kim  1 , Young Jin Lee  2 , Da Bit Lee  2 , Eun Ju Lee  3
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Effects of cervical cancer prevention education in middle-school girls in Korea: A mixed-method study

Hae Won Kim et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cervical cancer prevention education (CCPE) among Korean middle-school girls in terms of whether it provided them with a positive perception of the Papanicolaou test (Pap test) and encouraged them to undergo Pap testing in adulthood.

Methods: A mixed-method design was used to only one group of 15 people, which combined a one-group pretest-posttest design with a qualitative study and a focus group interview (FGI). The CCPE was provided to 15 girls, after which they participated in the FGI. The changes between pretest and posttest were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The findings of the FGI were analyzed using content analysis.

Results: After being provided CCPE, the girls showed a significant increase in their awareness of the importance of cervical cancer prevention (Z = -3.10, p = 0.002), but there were no significant changes in the perceived importance of their body, their emotional response to the Pap test, their confidence in cervical cancer prevention, or their intention to undergo Pap testing. In the FGI, the girls expressed negative emotions about the Pap test and were aware of the necessity of CCPE.

Conclusion: This is the first study to develop CCPE focused on the Pap test targeting Korean middle-school girls. We found that the CCPE was partially effective, in terms of increasing their awareness of the importance of cervical cancer prevention.

Keywords: Cancer prevention; Cancer research; Cervical cancer prevention; Epidemiology; Papanicolaou screening; Public health; Reproductive medicine uterine cervical neoplasm prevention education adolescent; Vaccines.

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Applied IMB model for the cervical cancer prevention education (CCPE).
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