INVESTIGATION OF PREVENTIVE PRACTICES AND PERCEPTION OF CERVICAL CANCER AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS AT THE POLYTECHNIC IN IBADAN, OYO STATE
Vol. 6 No. 6 (2023): International Journal on Integrated Education (IJIE), 6 (6):
67-83 (Juni 2023)Zusammenfassung
The objective of this study is to determine the perception of female students of the polytechnic of Ibadan, Oyo State, towards cervical cancer and preventive. A cross-sectional study design was used to determine the above objective. The survey included 429 female students who lived on the Polytechnic Ibadan campus. A systematic sampling technique was used to choose 210 rooms out of a total of 420 rooms, and all of the selected rooms' occupants were questioned under the premise that there were two people in each room. Data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire that had been pretested. Respondents with one or more risk factors were classified as being at a higher risk for cervical cancer and those with no risk factors as being at a lower risk. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi square test at p<0.05.