@article{MAKHILLIJTM202520231892,
    title = {Effect of Educational Intervention on Extent of Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in two Selected LGAs of Ebonyi state, Nigeria},
    journal = {International Journal of Tropical Medicine},
    volume = {20},
    number = {2},
    pages = {13-23},
    year = {2025},
    issn = {1816-3319},
    doi = {makijtm.2025.2.13.23},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-3319&doi=makijtm.2025.2.13.23},
    author = {Happiness,Augusta,Victor,Constance and},
    keywords = {Cervical cancer screening, women’s experiences, educational intervention, phenomenology, nigeria / ebonyi state},
    abstract = {Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent malignancy in
women, with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths in
2020. This high incidence is as a result of poor knowledge and attitude,
with resultant poor uptake of the screening. This study investigated the
effect of educational intervention on the extent of utilization of cervical
cancer screening among women in selected LGAs in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
A Quasi‐experimental research design was used, and data were collected
using extent of utilization of CCS and researcher developed
questionnaires in pre and post phases of the study. This study was
conducted between March, 2025 to August, 2025. A sample size of 184
participants were selected through a multi‐stage sampling technique. It
was an intervention study that used both control (Abakaliki LGA) and
intervention (Ikwo LGA) groups. Supportive education nursing
intervention package (SENIP) was provided to the 92 participants in the
intervention group only, for two weeks. Data were coded, cleansed and
analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25 software. The hypothesis was tested
at p‐value<0.05. The result showed that only 14 (15.2%) participants had
ever gone for CCS at pre and post‐test respectively in the control group.
In the intervention group, it revealed that prior to the educational
intervention only 10 (10.9%) participants had ever gone for CCS, but after
the educational intervention the number increased to 68 (73.9%). Hence,
the summary statistics for the intervention groupshowed that there was
a significant improvement in the extent of utilization of CCS prior to
intervention (M= 0.1087, SD= 0.3113) and after intervention (M= 0.739,
SD= 0.439) at p<0.05. This means that the assessed extent of utilization
of CCS by participants in the intervention group improved significantly
due to the supportive education intervention program. The researcher
concluded that there was statistically significant effect of Nurse‐led
educational intervention on the extent of utilization of CCS. This shows
that the educational intervention had a significant positive effect on
participants’ extent of utilization of CCS after the program.}
    }