Empowerment Efforts on Moria in Cervical Cancer Prevention in Padang Bulan Community Health Center Working Area, Medan

Abstract

Empowerment of fertile age women (Moria), with a participatory approach as an effort to build, explore and develop existing potentials by motivating and raising awareness of their potential so that a process of independence in cervical cancer prevention occurs. This study aims to empower Moria in the prevention of cervical cancer. The mixed research method: qualitative for empowerment efforts, while the quantitative method for assessing the success of empowerment used a quasi- experimental design (pre-test-post-test group design without control). The data were processed using univariate, bivariate analysis, with a sample of the Moria’s group n = 30. Initially, Moria only carried out routine religious activities (especially Christianity) plus the function of reproductive health activities. The empowerment that has been carried out in Moria makes a change in behavior and social changes in cervical cancer prevention, cervical cancer prevention through empowerment showed a significant increase in the mean score of knowledge, attitudes and actions of fertile age women (p <0.05). Empowerment of Moria in cervical cancer prevention is very effective in increasing awareness, knowledge,