HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG DETEKSI DINI KANKER SERVIKS DENGAN SIKAP WUS TERHADAP PEMERIKSAAN PAP SMEAR DI UPTD PUSKESMAS KUTA SELATAN Surya Kusumaning Dewi Fakultas Kesehatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Kanker serviks merupakan jaringan sel kanker yang terdapat pada daerah leher rahim, yang dapat tumbuh secara tidak terkendali. Salah satu cara untuk mencegah terjadinya kanker serviks yaitu dengan melakukan deteksi dini kanker serviks seperti pemeriksaan pap smear. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan tentang deteksi dini kanker serviks dengan sikap WUS terhadap pemeriksaan pap smear di UPTD Puskesmas Kuta Selatan. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 359 responden, dengan menggunakan teknik sampling Non Probability Sampling dengan Consecutive Sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan data telah dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik korelasi Spearman’s Rho. Hasil: Dari 359 responden, sebanyak 185 (51,1%) responden memiliki pengetahuan yang cukup, dan sebanyak 182 (50,7%) responden memiliki sikap yamg tidak mendukung terhadap pemeriksaan pap smear. Penelitian ini menunjukkan ada hubungan tingkat pengetahuan tentang deteksi dini kanker serviks dengan sikap WUS terhadap pemeriksaan pap smear dengan kekuatan korelasi sangat rendah 0,192, dan arah korelasi positif. Kesimpulan: Adanya hubungan yang bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan tentang deteksi dini kanker serviks dengan sikap WUS terhadap pemeriksaan pap smear di UPTD Puskesmas Kuta Selatan. Kata Kunci: Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap, WUS, Pap Smear

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT EARLY DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER AND WUS BEHAVIOR TOWARD PAP SMEAR EXAMINATION AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER SOUTH KUTA Surya Kusumaning Dewi Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Cervical cancer is a cancer cell which is found in the cervical area and it can grow uncontrollably. One way to prevent cervical cancer is to perform early detection of cervical cancer such as pap smear examination. Purpose: To determine the correlation between knowledge level of early detection cervical cancer and WUS behavior toward pap smear examination at Public Health Center South Kuta. Method: This research employed analytical correlational with cross sectional approach. There were 359 respondents as the samples which were chosen by using non-probability sampling with consecutive sampling technique. The data were collected through questionnaire and analyzed by using Spearman’s Rho test. Findings: The result of the findings showed that 185 respondents (51.1%) had sufficient knowledge and 182 respondents (50.7%) did not support the pap smear examination. This research showed that there was correlation between knowledge level of students about early detection of cervical cancer and WUS behavior toward the pap smear examination. The result was weak correlation 0.192 and positive correlation. x Conclusion: There is correlation between knowledge level about early detection of cervical cancer and WUS behavior toward pap smear examination at Public Health Center South Kuta. Keywords: Knowledge level, Behavior, WUS, Pap Smear