Mother's Behavior in Conducting Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a health issue for women worldwide, with an incidence rate of 6.6% and a mortality rate of 7.5%, particularly in poor and developing countries. The incident is related to the mother's behavior in efforts to prevent cervical cancer, such as the delay in undergoing cancer screening through visual inspection with acetic acid. Research objective: to understand the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards maternal behavior, as well as the barriers mothers face in conducting visual inspection with acetic acid. Research method: this research design uses a mixed method approach. The quantitative approach employs a cross-sectional design, while the qualitative approach is a case study that involves semi-structured interviews. Research findings: there is a relationship between knowledge and mothers' behavior in conducting visual inspection with acetic acid. There is a relationship between attitudes and mothers' behavior in conducting visual inspection with acetic acid. As many as 74.5% of mothers do not perform visual inspection with acetic acid due to barriers such as lack of intention, insufficient knowledge, and lack of information about the examination. Conclusion: there is a significant relationship between mothers' knowledge and attitudes towards behavior in conducting visual inspection with acetic acid. The lack of information as a confounding variable that most significantly influences maternal behavior. Most mothers do not perform visual inspection with acetic acid due to obstacles such as lack of intention, insufficient knowledge, and not receiving information.