• Ms. Kinjal Mistry
• Mrs. Sonal M. Pandya

Cervical cancer possibly a preventable disease if timely screening has been performed, however; lack of awareness leads to increase the cases of cervical cancer day by day which increase morbidity and mortality of developing countries. It’s a third leading cause of cancer death among woman worldwide. Knowledge of woman about prevention of cervical cancer is the key factors that determine the utilization of screening services. The community based cross sectional study was conducted among 35 to 55 years age woman of kosamba, Surat. The hundred women were selected by using simple random technique. The investigator used interview method for data collection by using structured Knowledge questionnaire and Likert attitude scale. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to represent the study result. The hundred women were participated in the study, among that 63%woman had 3 and more than 3 children and a single woman had not taken previous knowledge regarding cervical cancer formally. There were more than half (60%) of women had poor knowledge about the prevention of cervical cancer; however, there were only 1% difference between the favourable & unfavourable attitude towards prevention of cervical cancer among women. There was no relationship between knowledge and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer among women. The association of knowledge showed the significance with age, whereas education and number of children didn’t show the significant of association. This study conclude that woman had poor knowledge regarding prevention of cervical cancer and had no association with attitude; however, age had an association with knowledge. There is a need of formal education to increase the knowledge about prevention of cervical cancer.

Knowledge, Attitude, Prevention, Cervical cancer, Rural

"Knowledge and Attitude of Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Rural Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.d722-d725, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207395.pdf

"Knowledge and Attitude of Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Rural Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppd722-d725, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207395.pdf