Cervical cancer is second cancer for women in the world especially in development countries.
Examining visual inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) is one of the ways to detect early the cervical cancer easily and
simply, but actually there are still many women of childbearing age who don’t want to do it because the family
support and knowledge are still low. This study aims to determine the relationship between the family support and
knowledge with intention women of childbearing age to VIA. The research method was correlation analytical by
used sectional cross. The population was 72 respondents and the sampling 61 respondents which used simple
random sampling. The independent variable was the family support and knowledge and the dependent variable was
women of childbearing age. The instrument used was questionnaire. The data analysis used was Spearman Rank
Test p < 0,05. There was relation between family support and intention women of childbearing age to examine
visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) ( p = 0,000; r=0482 ), and there was relation between knowledge and
intention women of childbearing age to VIA (p = 0,003; r=0,376). The family support and knowledge related
intention women of childbearing age to examine visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). The specific knowledge
about cancer screening cervical cancer and the family support was important element in order to determine what
woman would examine visual inspection by used acetic acid (VIA).
Keywords--- .Family Support; Knowledge; Intention; Women of Childbearing Age; Visual Inspection with
Acetic Acid (VIA)