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Impact of an educational intervention on the knowledge and acceptance of Pap smears
Impact of an educational intervention on the knowledge and acceptance of Pap smears
María E. González-Balbuena 1 
, Adán S. Bonilla-Becerril 2 , Flor A. Serrano-Campos 1 , Antuan Robledo-Zenteno 1 , Guadalupe Castañeda-González 1 , María G. Flores-Salas 1
1 Servicio de Medicina Familiar, Unidad Médico Familiar No.57, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Pue., México; 2 Medicina Familiar, Unidad Médico Familiar No.02. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Pue., México
*Correspondence: María E. González-Balbuena. Email: eli_balbuena@hotmail.com
Abstract
Background: Health education interventions represent a fundamental strategy to strengthen prevention, and improve quality of life. Objective: To identify the level of knowledge and acceptance for the performance of the Pap test before and after an educational intervention. Material and methods: A longitudinal, prospective analytical study was carried out in a family medicine unit in 380 women between 25 and 49 years of age, the sample was divided into 19 groups and the questionnaire called BACACE type Likert with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.71 was applied; training was given on cervical cancer and its prevention, and 30 days later the questionnaire was applied again. Descriptive statistics were used, using the McNemar test for acceptance and the Student’s t-test for knowledge, considering statistically significant results when p < 0.05. Results: The average age was 32 years (± 4), it was reported that 65.8% were married, 66.6% were employed, and 41.3% had high school as the most frequent level of education. Knowledge before and after the intervention increased from 33.21 points to 38.50 points (p < 0.001). Acceptance was 33.2% and increased to 68.3% after the intervention (p < 0.001), which is significant. Conclusions: The educational intervention significantly improved knowledge and acceptance of the Pap smear, showing the need to incorporate educational strategies for early detection.
Keywords: Knowledge. Acceptance. Pap smear. Educational intervention.
