A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of motivational talk on the knowledge attitude risk status regarding cervical cancer and perceived barriers towards the uptake of cervical cancer screening among women residing in selected villages of district Fatehgarh sahib Punjab

Abstract

newline Cervical cancer in women is the second most common cancer worldwide, next only to newlinebreast cancer. It is on a declining trend in India according to population-based registries, newlineyet it continues to be a major public health problem for women in India. Mortality due newlineto cervical cancer is also an indicator of health inequities, as 86% of all death due to newlinecervical cancer are in developing, low- and middle-income countries.3 Most of the newlinewomen in this study showed a positive attitude towards screening on being informed newlineabout its procedure and its utility.