TEENAGE GIRLS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RISK FACTORS FOR CERVICAL CANCER IN SMA NEGERI 7 SURABAYA

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the cervix, an area in the
female reproductive organs which is the entrance to the uterus, it is located
between the uterus and the vagina. Several risk factors can increase the
development of cervical cancer due to lack of knowledge about risk factors that
cause cervical cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine teenage girls
knowledge about the risk factors for cervical cancer. This type of this research is
descriptive with a probability sampling technique of simple random sampling.
The population is 598 female students, with sample of 86 female students. The
results of research on knowledge of teenage girls about risk factors for cervical
cancer show that more than half have less knowledge and a few have good
knowledge. Knowledge of teenage girls based on age is less than half of those
who have less knowledge are in the group of teenage girls aged 16 and 18 years.
Teenage girls knowledge based on information sources, more than half of those
who are knowledgeable lack information sources from the mass media. It is
expected that teenage girls will always increase their knowledge about risk factors
that cause cervical cancer by participating in health education, adding insight
through textbooks or mass media. In addition, it is hoped that teenage girls can
prevent cervical cancer in order to minimize the occurrence of cervical cancer.