Predisposition factor Behavior of Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Method In Kampung.Melayu’s Health Center 2018 Melisa Yenti 1 , Caroline Endah Wuryaningsih 2 {melisayenti@gmail.com 1, caroline2ew@yahoo.com 2 } Faculty of Public Health, Andalas University, Padang, 25163, Indonesia 1 Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, Indonesia 2 Abstract: Cervical cancer is cancer with the highest prevalence in Indonesia women. Early detection of cervical cancer using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) method is the government's priority prevention program in controlling cervical cancer, but the coverage of the examination still low. This study aims to identify factors related to early detection behavior of cervical cancer by the VIA method in women aged 30-50 years. A cross- sectional study was conducted between December 2017 to June 2018. The subjects of 180 women were selected from using systematic random sampling. Data was collected through interviews using questionnaires and analyzed using the chi-square test. The analysis result showed education (p= 0,026), knowledge (p= 0.001), and attitude (p= 0.021) was associated with early detection of cervical cancer VIA method. Routine socialization and spreading information should be done to increase knowledge and improve women who do early detection of cervical cancer with VIA method. Keywords: early detection, cervical cancer, VIA method, knowledge 1 Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases of cancer and 8.2 million cancer deaths worldwide. Globally, almost 1 in 6 deaths are caused by cancer. [1] Of all cancer in the world, poor countries and developing countries account for 57% of new cases of cancer and account for 65% of cancer deaths[2]. One of the deadly cancers in women is cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a malignancy originating from the cervix caused by oncogenic sub-type HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), especially subtypes 16 and 18 [3]. Cervical cancer ranks second in the world, with an incidence rate of 16 per 100,000 women [4]. Cervical cancer is the second-highest prevalence of cancer in women in Indonesia after breast cancer. Meanwhile, the prevalence of cervical cancer in Indonesia is 0.8 per 1000 population[5]. According to the IARC in 2012, the estimated incidence of cervical cancer in Indonesia was 17 per 100,000 women [4]. The number of women with new cervical cancer ranges from 90-100 cases per 100,000 population, and every year there are 40 thousand cases of cervical cancer[6]. Early detection of cervical cancer is one of the preventive efforts [7]. AIPHC 2019, October 09-11, Padang, Indonesia Copyright © 2020 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297228