PENYULUHAN, PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP PASANGAN USIA SUBUR TENTANG INPEKSI VISUAL ASAM ASETAT (IVA) DI KELURAHAN BIROBULI
ABSTRACTCervical cancer is a serious health problem. The coverage of Visual Acetate Acid (IVA) inspection at Birobuli was still lower than the target, of 13,474 people only 8.7% of the target was achieved. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of IVA counseling on the knowledge and attitudes of fertile age couples in Birobuli Village. The research method is pre-experimental design with a pretest-posttest design approach. The population is all fertile couples who reside in Birobuli Sub-District as many as 432 people. The purposive sampling technique is 40 people. Data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate t-test in pairs. The results of the study showed that before being given information on good knowledge as much as 32.5%, there was less knowledge as much as 67.5%. After being given counseling, good knowledge increased to 92.5% and less knowledge decreased by 7.5%. The results of paired t test obtained a Mean Rank value of -2.675 and a value of p = 0.000. Before being given positive attitude counseling as much as 35% and negative attitudes as much as 65%, after being given positive attitude counseling increased to 87.5% and negative attitudes decreased to 12.5%. The results of the paired t test obtained a Mean Rank value of -7.450 and a value of p = 0.000. The conclusion is that there is an influence of IVA counseling on knowledge and attitudes of fertile age couples in Birobuli Village. It is recommended to Midwives at Birobuli Health Center to increase their role as educators, so that the knowledge and attitudes of fertile couples about IVA increase and cervical cancer cases can be prevented early.Keywords : Knowledge, attitude, counseling, and IVA