PENGETAHUAN DAN DUKUNGAN SUAMI TERHADAP KEIKUTSERTAAN PASANGAN USIA SUBUR PADA SCREENING KANKER LEHER RAHIM DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS TIPO
ABSTRACT Prevention of cervical cancer can be done by screening through an inspection of Visual Acetate Acid (IVA). However, the IVA examination at Tipo Community Health Center in 2017 is still low, which is only 72 people out of 1,513 people of Fertile Age Couples (PUS). This study aims to determine the relationship between husband's knowledge and support towards the participation of fertile age couples for cervical cancer screening. The design of this study used Cross Sectional with a population of all PUS aged 15-49 years who came to visit the working area of Tipo Community Health Center. The sample are 54 respondents with Purposive sampling technique. The research data was analyzed by Fisher’s exact test. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between knowledge (p = 0.202) and the participation of PUS in cervical cancer screening. Whereas, the other results showed that there was a significant relationship between husband's support (p = 0.023) and the participation of the PUS for cervical cancer screening. Conclusions, there is a significant relationship between husband's support and the participation of Fertile Age Couples in cervical cancer Screening in the Work Area of Tipo Health Center. Midwives are expected to be able to involve the husband in the socialization event of the importance of IVA examination to PUS Keywords : Husband's Knowledge, Support, Cervical Cancer Screening