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International Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Effect of Educational Intervention on Extent of Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in two Selected LGAs of Ebonyi state, Nigeria

Happiness Onuoha, Augusta N. Emeh, Victor U. Usanga, Constance C. Oko and Chioma Emilia Odo
Page: 13-23 | Received 15 Oct 2025, Published online: 22 Dec 2025

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Abstract

Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent malignancy in women, with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths in 2020. This high incidence is as a result of poor knowledge and attitude, with resultant poor uptake of the screening. This study investigated the effect of educational intervention on the extent of utilization of cervical cancer screening among women in selected LGAs in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A Quasi‐experimental research design was used, and data were collected using extent of utilization of CCS and researcher developed questionnaires in pre and post phases of the study. This study was conducted between March, 2025 to August, 2025. A sample size of 184 participants were selected through a multi‐stage sampling technique. It was an intervention study that used both control (Abakaliki LGA) and intervention (Ikwo LGA) groups. Supportive education nursing intervention package (SENIP) was provided to the 92 participants in the intervention group only, for two weeks. Data were coded, cleansed and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25 software. The hypothesis was tested at p‐value<0.05. The result showed that only 14 (15.2%) participants had ever gone for CCS at pre and post‐test respectively in the control group. In the intervention group, it revealed that prior to the educational intervention only 10 (10.9%) participants had ever gone for CCS, but after the educational intervention the number increased to 68 (73.9%). Hence, the summary statistics for the intervention groupshowed that there was a significant improvement in the extent of utilization of CCS prior to intervention (M= 0.1087, SD= 0.3113) and after intervention (M= 0.739, SD= 0.439) at p<0.05. This means that the assessed extent of utilization of CCS by participants in the intervention group improved significantly due to the supportive education intervention program. The researcher concluded that there was statistically significant effect of Nurse‐led educational intervention on the extent of utilization of CCS. This shows that the educational intervention had a significant positive effect on participants’ extent of utilization of CCS after the program.

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Happiness Onuoha, Augusta N. Emeh, Victor U. Usanga, Constance C. Oko and Chioma Emilia Odo. Effect of Educational Intervention on Extent of Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in two Selected LGAs of Ebonyi state, Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/makijtm.2025.2.13.23
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