Increasing Knowledge Through Counseling Regarding Cancer Services to Form a Cervical Cancer Alert Village in Jumerto Village, Patrang District

Abstract

The prevalence of tumors and cancer in Indonesia is 1.4 per 1000 population or around 330,000 people. The  way to prevent cervical cancer is to increase public knowledge about the disease. Data collected from Jumerto Village cadres regarding cervical cancer education shows that 95% of the twenty cadres have never received education about this disease. Meanwhile, the level of cadre knowledge about cervical cancer shows that 80 percent of the twenty cadres do not know much about the disease. To form a cervical cancer resilient village, community service in Jumerto Village is expected to increase community knowledge about cervical cancer. survey results and secondary data collected in Jumerto Village show that women's participation in VIA tests is still low. This is an important problem in society. The activity implementation method that will be used in this activity uses lectures and questions and answers. This cervical cancer education was held in Jumerto Village on Wednesday 20 December 2023 and was attended by 30 participants. Through the formation of a "Cervical Cancer Alert Village", he hopes that with this community service activity, the community can work together to prevent themselves and their families from getting cervical cancer from an early age.