AbstractCancer: It is an oncogene regulated cell growth in a positive fashion. Oncogenes include transforming genes of Viruses and normal cellular genes that are activated by mutations to promote cell growth to a partly malignant behavior. Cervical Cancer is defined as an abnormal cell proliferation in the cervix (or) abnormal cell growth in the cervix’. This study is aimed to assess the effectiveness of VATP on knowledge regarding cervical cancer and its prevention through HPV vaccine among adolescent girls in selected college, Hyderabad. Methods: Subjects of this study were 60 adolescent girls. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Results: The findings showed that the VATP was effective increasing the knowledge of adolescent girls. Conclusion: The video assisted teaching increased the knowledge levels of adolescent girls regarding cervical cancer and its prevention through HPV vaccine.
Keywords: Cervical cancer; Human Papilloma Virus vaccine (HPV); Video assisted Teaching Programme (VATP); Adolescent girls; Knowledge.