Empowerment of women of fertilizing age regarding health education for early detection of neccical cancer using method visual inspection of acetic acid (Iva Test)

Abstract

Cervical cancer is cancer that attacks the female reproductive organs in the cervix or cervix, the tip of the vagina, so early detection of cervical cancer is necessary to prevent death. The high death rate due to cervical cancer is caused by a lack of public awareness to carry out early examinations so that in this community service activity we are trying to increase understanding and awareness of carrying out early examinations for cervical cancer using the IVA (Visual Acetic Acid Inspection) method. The aim of this research is to determine the empowerment of women of childbearing age regarding health education for early detection of neccological cancer using the Acetic Acid Visual Inspection Method (Iva Test). The method used was to gather mothers and then provide counseling using the lecture and question and answer method. The mother's level of knowledge can be determined by carrying out a pre-test and post-test. The pre-test is carried out before counseling is given. Meanwhile, the post test is carried out after the counseling is given, to determine the increase in understanding and awareness of carrying out early cervical cancer screening, it can be determined by comparing the results of the post-test which was completed by the respondent.