Authors: Muchlishatun Ummiyati1, Sri Widati2, Rachmat Hargono3
1,2&3Faculty of public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Abstract
Cervical cancer is a cancer with the highest prevalence in Indonesia. Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) is effective for reducing mortality and morbidity associated with cervical cancer, but there are still many women of childbearing age who do not want to follow IVA examinations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of family income, knowledge and cultural values on the behavior of early detection of cervical cancer using IVA method in Jatikalen Community Health Center, with case control design. The sample size was 70 women of childbearing age chosen by simple random sampling technique with comparison between case group and control group was 1: 1. Data were collected through interviews, filling out questionnaires and viewing medical records, then analyzed using Logistic Regression test. The results showed that all factors had an effect on the behavior of early detection of cervical cancer, with details: 1) family income, with p-value = 0.032 and OR = 0.214); 2) knowledge with p-value = 0.029 and OR = 3.56, 3) Cultural values with p-value = 0.019 and OR = 10128. Further concluded that family income, knowledge and cultural values are predictors of early cervical cancer detection behavior using the VIA method.
Keywords: Cervical cancer, Cultural values, Family income, Knowledge, VIA examination.
