Perception of Primary Cervical Cancer Prevention in Adolescents in West Java

Cervical cancer is a disease that mostly affects women. The incidence of cervical cancer is quite high. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out cervical cancer prevention, especially primaryprevention. However, cervical cancer prevention behavior is still relatively low. One of the factors that influence is the perception of cervical cancer prevention. This study aimed to identify perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention in female high school students. This study used descriptive quantitative methods. The sampling technique used stratified random sampling. The study was conducted on female students of SMAN Tanjungsari with a sample of 216 people. Data collection was obtained using a questionnaire with a Likert scale, consisting of perceptions of susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers. The instrument was affirmed valid with a range of 0.367 - 0.717 and the reliability value of the questionnaire was 0.811. The analysis was statistic descriptive. The results showed that most female students of SMAN Tanjungsari had negative perceptions of cervical cancer susceptibility (94.9%), positive perceptions of cervical cancer severity (94%), positive perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention benefits (98.6%), and positive perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention barriers (96.8%). This study concludes that most of the female students of SMA Tanjungsari have a positive perception of primary cervical cancer prevention. Based on these results, health services and educational institutions should be able to develop cervical cancer prevention programs which are accessible to all students so that it will be a supporting factor for high school female students in their efforts to prevent cervical cancer