• Kamlesh rani
• Dr. Rajwant Kaur Randhawa
• Dr. Victor Devasirvadam

Cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide so, its awareness is very much essential. Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix. It is primarily caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). It may present with vaginal bleeding and more other signs and symptoms as in advanced stages. It becomes a deadly disease once it reaches the invasive stage but very much preventable if detected early. The occurrence of cervical cancer can be reduced by creating awareness among women regarding its screening and preventive measure. A non-experimental cross-sectional descriptive survey was used to assess the awareness of Cervical cancer and its prevention among women of reproductive age and to find out association between awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention. Convenience sampling technique was used to select 200 subjects. The data was collected through a structured knowledge questionnaire to assess awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. Ethical permission was taken from institute prior to study and informed consent was taken from every subject prior to data collection. The findings revealed that 3.5% of subjects had good awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention whereas 75% of subjects had average awareness and 22.5% had poor awareness regarding this. 44.5% of subjects were possessing better awareness among all others subjects. The association between awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention with age, marital status, education, occupation was significant (p < 0.05).

Cervical cancer, Reproductive age women, Screening for cervical cancer, Awareness, Preventive measure for cervical cancer.

"“A Study to assess the Awareness on Cervical Cancer and its Prevention among Women of Reproductive Age residing in selected area of Punjab.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b210-b217, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201128.pdf

"“A Study to assess the Awareness on Cervical Cancer and its Prevention among Women of Reproductive Age residing in selected area of Punjab.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppb210-b217, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201128.pdf