Women’s Awareness Knowledge Regarding Health Promotion On Prevention Of Breast And Cervical Cancer In Oshakati Health District

ABSTRACT

This study was exploratory and descriptive in nature. The researcher aimed to explore and describe the awareness knowledge of women regarding health promotion on prevention of breast and cervical cancer. A quantitative approach was utilized for the study in order to provide a comprehensive picture and understanding of the awareness knowledge of women regarding health promotion on prevention of breast and cervical cancer. The study population consisted of all women of child bearing age between 15-49 years living within Oshakati Health District which is 41,985. The researcher personally distributed four hundred and nineteen (419) questionnaires to every selected respondent on admission at the hospital between March 2008 and October 2008. The respondents who could neither read nor write and/or were unable to fill the questionnaire because of their conditions, were assisted by the researcher and some assistants to complete the questionnaires. The findings indicated that awareness knowledge of information about breast and cervical cancer exists in Oshakati Health District. However, the overall knowledge on causes of breast and cervical cancer, risk factors for breast cancer and warning signs of cervical cancer was very poor.