Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Uterine cancer is the most common cancer occurring in reproductive system of women. Uterine cancer begins when healthy cells in the uterus change and grow out of control, forming a mass of cells called a tumour. The aim of the study is to identify the knowledge regarding uterine cancer among reproductive age women. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge regarding uterine cancer among reproductive age women and to find the association between socio demographic variables and knowledge regarding uterine cancer. In this study Quantitative research design was used to assess the knowledge among reproductive age women in selected villages of Distt. Roopnagar. 100 Reproductive age women were taken as a sample and Structured interview questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of the study states that 78% of women had average knowledge, 20% of women had good knowledge and remaining 2% had poor knowledge regarding uterine cancer and the Mean±SD of knowledge score was 12.66±2.23. There is significant association between knowledge and selected socio demographic variables as p<0.05. Study concluded that majority of women had average knowledge so there is need to enhance the knowledge regarding uterine cancer by educating the women.
Knowledge, Uterine cancer, reproductive age women
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