SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC STATUS AND KNOWLEDGE OF OVARIAN CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN WEST BANDUNG REGENCY

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Cancer is one of the leading cause of death, both in developed and developing countries, and ranks fifth as the leading cause of death in Indonesia. According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, more than 40% of woman malignancies are gynecological cancer. Ovarian cancer currently ranks second in gynecological cancer after cervical cancer, and most of its patients were diagnosed at advanced stage. Early detection of ovarian cancer is an important thing to do, both by healthcare workers and public, so that treatment can be given earlier and patients can have a better survival rate and prognosis. This is a quasi experimental study with one-group pretest-posttest design. Sampling is done by purposive sampling method with the inclusion criteria of women who are healthcare workers and residents in West Bandung Regency. Primary data were collected using a research questionnaire consisting of 24 questions about ovarian cancer; before (pretest) and after (posttest) lecture. Sociodemographiccharacteristics and level of knowledge analysis were carried out using the SPSS version 23.0 for Windows. Data collection was conducted on 80 respondents, consisting of 20 healthcare workers and 60 residents from 32 sub-districts in West Bandung Regency. There is an increase in knowledge that is statistically significant (p-value <0,05), both in healthcare workers and residents groups. The level of knowledge of ovarian cancer is higher in women with higher education, working, and higher household income with p-value <0,05. There is a significant increase inknowledge of ovarian cancer among women in West Bandung Regency, with higher knowledge in women with higher education, working, and higher household income.