Latar Belakang: Kanker serviks adalah kanker ke dua terbanyak pada wanita di dunia.. Memprihatinkan lagi penderita datang sudah dalam stadium lanjut. Hal ini disebabkan karena persepsi fatalism yang tinggi dan tingginya fatalism tersebut karena pengetahuan tentang kanker serviks yang kurang. Beberapa penelitian menyebutkan persepsi fatalism terbanyak dijumpai pada wanita tua. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui perbedaan hubungan pengetahuan tentang kanker serviks dengan kanker serviks fatalism pada wanita di Kabupaten Klaten. Metode: Jenis penelitian observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional. Subyek penelitian adalah wanita usia 15-70 tahun di Kabupaten Klaten. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 207 wanita. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik multistage stratified random sampling. Analisis data dengan summary mean, standar deviasi, distribusi frekwensi, Independent t Test, Pearson Correlation dan regresi linier. HASIL: Hasil analisis didapatkan bahwa pengetahuan kanker serviks dengan kanker serviks fatalism bermakna dengan nilai r -0,371 dan p value 0,000, usia dengan kanker serviks fatalism bermakna dengan nilai r 0,23 dan p value 0,001. Secara keseluruhan hubungan pengetahuan kanker serviks dengan kanker serviks fatalism tidak bermakna berdasarkan strata usia. KESIMPULAN: Pengetahuan kanker serviks semakin rendah akan meningkatkan kanker serviks fatalism, tidak bermakna hubungan tingkat pengetahuan dengan kanker serviks fatalism berdasarkan strata usia.

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Unfortunately, most patients are detected in having this cancer when it is in an advanced stadium. This is due to a perception on high level of fatalism and the perception is caused by the lack of knowledge about cervical cancer. Some studies have reported that the perception on fatalism is most found in elderly women. Objective: To study the relationship difference between knowledge about cervical cancer and cervical cancer fatalism on women in Klaten District. Method: This was a descriptive and analytic study with a cross-sectional study design using quantitative and qualitative methods. Subjects were age 15-70 years women in Klaten District. Samples were 207 women selected with a technique of multistage stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed with summary mean, standard deviation, frequency and distribution, Independent t Test, and Pearson Correlation and linear regression. Results: The findings revealed that there was a relationship between cervical cancer knowledge with cervical cancer fatalism the value of r - 0,371 and p value 0,000=-0,68, there was a relationship between age with cervical cancer fatalism the value of r 0,23 and p value 0,001. As a whole the relationship between cervical cancer knowledge with cervical cancer fatalism was insignificant based on age strata. Conclusion: The lower level of knowledge about cervical cancer would increase cervical cancer fatalism. As a whole the relationship between cervical cancer knowledge with cervical cancer fatalism was insignificant based on age strata.

Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan,Usia,Kanker serviks fatalism,Knowledge,age,cervical cancer fatalism