Promosi Kesehatan Tentang Kanker Serviks Terhadap Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Ibu Tentang Pemeriksaan IVA Di Desa Wuwuk Kecamatan Tareran Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan

Abstract

Currently, Indonesia is experiencing a change in the pattern of disease which is often called the epidemiological transition marked by increasing mortality and morbidity from non-communicable diseases (PTM) such as cancer. As many as 70% of cancer patients in Indonesia starting treatment are at an advanced stage, 50% experience bankruptcy after 12 months of undergoing treatment according to the ASEAN Cost In Oncology (ACTION) study (Kemenkes RI). North Sulawesi was positive for IVA 260 (1.5%) of the number examined, South Minahasa in 2017 out of 183 tested there were 3 mothers who were positive for IVA. The research objective was to determine the level of knowledge of mothers after health promotion was carried out so that there was a change in attitude about IVA examination. The research design was one group pre-test post-test on 26 respondents, using a questionnaire and analyzed using the Paired Sample T Test. Based on the results of statistical tests, it showed that health promotion was effective in increasing mothers' knowledge and attitudes about VIA examinations as indicated by the p value = 0.001 (p value <0.05). As a recommendation, the government of Wuwuk Village through the Pokja 4 PKK team should play an active role in counseling, especially in the prevention of preventable diseases such as cancer.