STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF CERVICAL CANCER IN IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined students’ awareness of cervical cancer in Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. In line with the objective, the researcher formulated 2 research questions and 2 hypotheses for the study. Cross sectional survey design was used and questionnaire served as the instrument of data collection. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentage, mean statistics and the hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient through SPSS version 21.0. The findings revealed that the level of awareness of cervical cancer among IMSU students is low (%); IMSU students’ are not fully aware of cervical cancer vaccine and screening; and IMSU students’ have little knowledge about risk factors of cervical cancer. Based on the findings, the study recommends that there is need for education of students to increase their awareness level of cervical cancer. Again, the students should be reoriented on the benefit cervical cancer screening and vaccination.