A Comparative Analysis on Awareness Among Female Students of Technical and Medical Field Associated within Colleges From Tamilnadu and Pondicherry regarding gynaecological Cancers by Random Sampling Method Using Statistical Analysis

Abstract

Aim: Comparative analysis on awareness of cervical cancer among female students perceiving technical and medical field associated education.

Materials and Methods: This study employs a validated questionnaire to investigate knowledge and attitudes relating to cervical cancer. N= 300 samples were analysed with SPSS software for investigating the parameters such as the awareness of cervical cancer prevention, knowledge on screening, awareness on risk factors, and family history. The sample size was calculated by maintaining G-power 80%, α=0.05, and a confidence interval of 95%.

Results: The knowledge on cervical cancer from the survey was found that technical students (62.8%) had a higher understanding of self-effort compared to medical students (37.2%). The knowledge on ovarian cancer from the survey found that technical students (62.8%) had a higher understanding of self-effort compared to medical students (37.2%). The knowledge on uterine cancer from the survey was found that technical students (62.8%) had a higher understanding of self-effort compared to medical students (37.2%). The knowledge on vaginal cancer from the survey portrays that the technical students (62.8%) seem to have a higher understanding through self-effort when compared to medical students (37.2%). The statistical value by chi-square analysis was found to be statistically insignificant between the datasets. The significance value is P=0.807.

Conclusion: The medical students had retarded awareness when compared with the technical students. The significant gap with inadequate awareness on gynaecological cancer and lack of understanding due to social stigma was found to have retarded knowledge among medical students and technical students.