PEMERIKSAAN IVA TEST PADA WANITA USIA SUBUR DI DESA SIMATUPANG KECAMATAN MUARA KABUPATEN TAPANULI UTARA

Background. Cervical cancer, still in the second position of malignancy after breast cancer, is estimated, cervical cancer affects as many as 500,000 women each year. In Indonesia, there were 14,368 cases of cervical cancer in 2019, 7,297 (50%) of that number died, and the prevalence of cervical cancer cases was 10,823 people per year. Cervical cancer cases in Indonesia are exacerbated by the number of cases nearly 70% are known and come to health workers or health facilities at an advanced stage. The majority of women diagnosed with cervical cancer usually do not do early detection (screening), some do not follow up on examinations or treatment after finding abnormal results. Purpose. PKM activities increase public knowledge, in this case the mother, as well as participate in the IVA test so that it is detected early using the IVA test. Method. The activity begins with coordination with the Muara Public Health Center and coordinating midwives, the Village Head, Village Midwives and Cadres regarding socialization, counseling and the implementation of the IVA Test as a strategy to get participants. Result. The results obtained were 66 women of childbearing age regardless of age up to the age of 45 who had participated in the examination. The results of the examination were suspected by 14 people (21.21%) and negative as many as 52 people (78.78%). Conclusion. The knowledge of women of childbearing age about the IVA Test is still lacking, there are even women of childbearing age who are not present to take the IVA Test, even though the counseling is present. Knowledge of the IVA Test still needs to be followed up, so that women of childbearing age have their own awareness, as early detection of cervical cancer, thereby reducing the rate of maternal mortality.