Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer among high school girls inal-ahsa, saudi arabia

Objectives: Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancers affecting women worldwide.This study aimed to explore the impact of health education on knowledge and attitude among high school girlsin Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia and to evaluate the retention rate of knowledge achieved by health education.
Design and Methods: An interventional randomized controlled trial conducted in Al-Ahsaduring February 2019 to February 2020. The target population was secondary high school girls at 12th level. Two private and two public schools were selected. One private and one public school were randomly allocated for the intervention groups by simple randomization method. Three visits were conducted for the intervention groups. During first visit, health educational session was implemented and brochure was distributed, the questionnaire was administered in all visits. Two visits for the control groups, the questionnaire was administered in each visit without any intervention. SPSS was used for dataanalysis and Chi-square test for the association.
Results: A total of 276 Students at12th level participated in the study. Both knowledge and attitude response toward cervical cancer were significantly higher in the intervention groups (P<0.05). No significant differences between second and third visits of the intervention groups for retained knowledge and attitude levels.
Conclusion: Health education needs to pay particular attention to promote the health of individuals and society.