Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 294-299
Health Promotion Intervention for Increasing Cervical Cancer Awareness Screening: A Systematic Review
Wiyola Audina1, Bilqis Elfarianti1, Lastri Daniati1, Muhammad Reno Akhyar Marpaung1, Elistri Sukma Yulanda1, Elsa Yosepin Siahaan1, Wahyu Fadilla Perkasa1, Ulya Uti Fasrini2
1Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang City, Indonesia
2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas, Padang City, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Background: Cervical cancer is the second largest cause of death among women around the world, and the incidence is reportedly increasing, particularly in developing countries. Screening, as early detection is needed to decrease the rate of cervical cancer. Therefore, it requires health promotion to raise women’s awareness of cervical cancer screening. This study aimed to review health promotion intervention to increase cervical cancer awareness screening.
Methods: This systematic review performed between January 2014 and November 2019 on research articles published through the database on PubMed and ProQuest. The research was limited to English language journal articles. Articles type by reviewing the abstracts and the titles. Potential abstracts were included, meanwhile irrelevant, and no full-text articles were excluded. Data were analyzed with narrative synthesis.
Results: In health promotion for increasing cervical cancer awareness, based on the review of six studies, screening needs to be carried out with combine methods. The health belief model is the most popular used framework for cervical cancer screening interventions. The present review also suggests that different health promotion interventions are effective in modifying cervical cancer screening behavior of women. It is preferable to use brochures, lectures, videos, leaflets, group discussions, and multimedia intervention.
Conclusion: Promoting cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening by using a combination of methods will give a better understanding and a better attitude towards screening.
Key words: Awareness, Cervical Cancer, Health Promotion, Screening
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