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Item Effects of Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude Towards Providing Cervical Cancer Screening Information in Selected Health Facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria(Springer Science+Business Media, 2019) Ndikom, C. M.; Ofi, B. A.; Omokhodion, F. O.; Bakare, P. O.; Adetayo, C. O.Cervical cancer is a major cause of death among women especially in developing nations. It can be prevented through screening yet many women are unaware of screening options. Nurses are in vantage position to provide cervical cancer screening (CCS) information and services especially in antenatal clinics. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an educational intervention (EI) on nurses' knowledge and attitude towards providing CCS information. This quasi-experimental study was conducted in eight health facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria. The facilities were randomly divided into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG). A total of 133 consenting nurses (60 in the IG and 73 in the CG) participated. Baseline data were collected using self- administered questionnaire. The nurses in the IG received the EI and both groups were administered with a post-test questionnaire after 6 months. Data were analysed using chi square and Student's t test at p = 0.05. Nurses' mean age was 41.7 years. Knowledge scores for the IG (11.8 ± 3.3) and CG (11.7 ± 3.3) were comparable at baseline (p = 0.901) but was significantly higher among nurses in the IG (14.63 ± 3.12) than CG (12.7 ± 3.5) at 6 months PI (p=0.01). More nurses in the IG had high level of knowledge than CG. There was no significant difference in their attitude at baseline and at PI. There was a significant association between knowledge and attitude towards providing cervical cancer screening information (p<0.000). Education improved knowledge of nurses on cervical cancer screening. Regular education programmes for nurses may result in improved counselling on major health issues like cancer.Item Knowledge and Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services among Nurses in Ibadan, Oyo State(College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2013) Ndikom, C. M.; Ofi, B. A.Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer among women in Nigeria. It is one of the leading causes of cancer related death among women in developing countries. However, uptake of cervical screening is reported to be low even among health workers. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and uptake of cervical screening among nurses. A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire-based survey for 175 nurses in eight selected health facilities in Ibadan was carried out. Results: The results showed respondents' knowledge of cervical cancer as being fair. Uptake of cervical cancer screening was poor, as 126 (80.0%) of the respondents had never been screened. Also, 78 (44.6%) of them had never given information on cervical cancer to women. In addition, 108 (72.0%) of the respondents stated that the screening service was not available in their centre. There was no significant relationship between knowledge and uptake of cervical cancer screening, (p=0.88). Conclusion: Despite the fair knowledge of cervical cancer and its prevention by nurses, their cervical cancer preventive practices were poor. Nurses should be mandated to play their disease prevention role by sensitizing women on the need for screening; and that screening service should be made available in all facilities.