بررسي تاثير آموزش بهداشت در انجام آزمون پاپ اسمير براي پيشگيري از بيماري هاي سرطان دهانه رحم در معلمين مدارس شهرستان اصفهان

The effect of health education on performing Pap smear test for prevention of cervix cancer in teachers of Isfahan city

Background: Early diagnosing and treatment of cancers is vital. Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers among women that can be diagno sed in antemalignant stage. In this study, the effect of health education on performing Pap smear test for prevention of cervix cancer in teachers of Isfahan city was evaluated. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental stud y, effect of health education on the knowledge, attitude and performance of the 150 female teachers about Pap smear test to prevent cervix cancer was evaluated. Teache rs were well- informed about Pap smear and thei r knowledge, attitud e and performance were evaluated before and after education. Results: Mean scores of knowledge and attitude were statis tically different before and after health education (P<0.05), while there was no difference between performance of before and afte r education. Conclusion: Health education has positive effect on knowledge and attitude , although no effect was observed on performance. This study suggests the nece ssity of general health and womenʹs health educ ation by physician s and mass media .