Effects of Two Educational Methods on Knowledge attitude and Practice regarding Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Female Teachers Working in Tabriz Girl’s High Schools.

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Abstract: Background: In spite of continuous investigations in recent decades cancer is the most common problem in the world. The cervical cancer is the fourth cancer in women. So it is necessary that women be familiar with cervical cancer prevention and importance of early diagnosis via effective and importance of early diagnosis via effective and appropriate educational methods and then they actively participated in screening programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two educational methods on knowledge/attitude and practice regarding prevention of cervical cancer in teachers. Methods: this study was a quasi- experimental research. Samples were 129 female teachers which divided in three groups. Experimental 1 (had educated by pamphlet), experimental 2 (had educated by lecture and flash cards) and control group (without manipulation) after gathering data of pre-test in three groups/ investigator performed two educational. Methods for two experimental groups. Data related to knowledge and attitude of three groups were gathered after 14 days. Data regarding practice were gathered after two months. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, Mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (x^2 test and one-way variance analysis) were used for data analyzing. Results: the result revealed that there were a significant differences in mean score of knowledge and attitude of two experimental groups (p=0.001) in compare with control group. After education in addition mean score of knowledge and attitude on experimental 2 group were higher than experimental 1 group and there was a significant differences between them. In regarding to pap-smear practice findings showed that the practice of three groups were the same, but after educational there were a significant differences between two experimental groups in compare with control group (p=0.001), there was no significant differences between two experiment groups in this regard. Conclusion: the results showed that in general, educational methods were effective on knowledge/ attitude and practice of teachers regarding prevention of cervical cancer and education by lecture and flash card was more effective than pamphlet in increasing knowledge and induce a positive attitude but the two educational methods had the same effect in practice of teachers.