Endometrial cancer is a threat to the good health and well being of postmenopausal women all over the world. Nigerian women use digital media to access health information on endometrial cancer. Hence, this study examines the influence of digital media on awareness of endometrial cancer among Nigerian women in Osun State, Nigeria with the following objectives; to determine the extent to which digital media raises the awareness of Nigerian women about endometrial cancer and assess the authenticity of information Nigerian women have about endometrial cancer. Leslie Kish formula was used to derive a sample size of 228 respondents purposively selected among Osogbo and Ede North L.G.A of Osun State. Instrument of data collection was questionnaire. Findings revealed that majority of the respondents are aware of endometrial cancer through digital media; the authenticity of the information is perceived positively, emphasising the growing trust in digital health information. Therefore, Improving awareness through exploring various medium of communication and developing programmes focused on endometrial cancer may result in a modification of public awareness and behaviours this will improve postmenopausal women knowledge of symptoms that is critical to increasing early detection and reduction of chronicity and mortality rates related to endometrial cancer.
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