Abstract: Objective To study the effect of health education on enhancing cervical cancer screening willingness of rural women in Linqu County. Methods Analysis of the results of cervical cancer screening in Linqu County in 2023, from November 2023 to March 2024, 1 000 rural women were recruited in each township of Linqu County by the purpose-based sampling method. They were divided into the control group (500) and the observation group (500).The control group received no health education, while the observation group received cervical cancer screening related health education. The knowledge of cervical cancer screening and the willingness to cervical cancer screening were compared between the two groups. Results 86 patients were found to have cervical lesions, including 40 low-grade lesions and 46 high-grade lesions and cervical cancer, all of which were treated in time.The total score of cervical cancer screening knowledge in the observation group was (79.08±2.20) points, significantly higher than that in the control group (55.14±3.72) points, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The willingness rate of cervical cancer screening in observation group (79.6%) was significantly higher than that in control group (41.6%), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Cervical cancer screening can reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, rural women′s mastery of cervical cancer screening knowledge is not ideal. Health education can effectively improve rural women′s mastery of cervical cancer disease knowledge and enhance their willingness to screen for cervical cancer.

Key words: rural women, cervical cancer screening, health education