Factors Associated With Health Seeking and Prevention of Human Papilloma Virus Infection
CHAPTER ONE
Objectives
- To assess the level of knowledge of HPV infection and cervical cancer among female students.
- To assess the level of perception of susceptibility of HPV infection and cervical cancer
- To assess the level of seriousness and benefits of HPV vaccine and cervical cancer
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Study Design
It is a term used to describe a number of decisions which need to be taken regarding the collection of data before they are collected. (Nwana, 1981). It provides guidelines which direct the researcher towards solving the research problem and may vary depending on the nature of the problem being studied. According to Okaja ( 2003, p. 2),” research design means the structuring of investigation aimed at identifying variables and their relationship, it is used for the purpose of obtaining data to enable the investigator test hypothesis or answer research question by providing procedural outline for conducting research”. It is therefore, an outline or scheme that serves as a useful guide to the researcher in his efforts to generate data for his study.
This cross-sectional study will be mixed methods (both quantitative and qualitative). It is used to obtain the peoples opinion through questionnaire.
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULTS
Data Collection
The appointment for the data collection day was requested from the management of the three hospitals. The list of names of 169 participants that were randomly selected was given to the matron of the respective department, and participants were notified on the day of data collection. A self-administered questionnaire without identifiers was used to collect data from each participant from different hospitals on their appointment days. The students, who were busy or not available on that day, were reconsidered and the principal investigator approached the hospital administration and would reschedule.
Data Collection Procedure And Process
Data collection process will take place in the months of July and August in 2020 in Babcock University. Data collection took about three consecutive weeks from the second week of July to the first week in August 2020.
Data Analysis
The data analysis of this study will be based on principles of descriptive studies, which summarized and described the data with tables and charts and did not test any hypothesis. The 151 collected questionnaires were checked for completeness immediately after collection in the presence of the study participants and uncompleted areas were corrected by the participants.
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