The role of health education in the prevention of cervical cancer

Aim of present research is the briefing and sensitization of women in the prefectures Arkadia and Lakonia with concrete methodology of health education , with final objective their mobilisation so that they proceed in screening making the essential examinations (test-pap), for the convenient diagnosis of cervical cancer. In the study of needs and in the intervention participated 300 women from the prefectures Arkadia and Lakonia. The method of estimate of needs that was used follows the cognitive model and concretely the model of beliefs for the health (Health Belief Model HBM). As method of health education it was used traditional and concretely the techniques that were used were lectures that were realised in women’s’ associations in the previously mentioned prefectures, with the help of program of presentations of computer and the distribution of informative booklets of Health Ministry and Social Solidarity. For the evaluation of direct result of intervention (change in the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes), was used questionnaire, before the beginning of lecture From the treatment of data it resulted that the sample is constituted by women that belong mainly in the age-related groups of the 25-30 years and 45-60 years. Evaluating the direct result of intervention were observed important change in the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of women towards cervical cancer and the methods of its’ convenient diagnosis.