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Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers in women. Women have lack of awareness about cervical cancer that increased the prevalence of the disease. Cervical cancer screening using Pap smear provides an appropriate way for early detection and prevention of cervical cancer. This study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme through a structured knowledge questionnaire. A quantitative research approach and quasi experimental pre test post test research design was adopted to conduct study. Structured knowledge questionnaire with interview schedule was used to assess the knowledge of women regarding cervical cancer. Pre test was taken on first day followed by planned teaching programme to experimental group on the same day and then post test was taken after seven days. In experimental group majority women (74%) had average level of knowledge in pre test but in post test majority women (60%) had good level of knowledge. There was significant difference between the mean post test knowledge score of experimental and control group (t = 10.194, p = 0.0001) at p<0.05 level. There were significant association of the selected socio demographic variables religion and family income per month over the scores of the post test in experimental group. Planned teaching programme was highly effective in enhancing the knowledge of women regarding cervical cancer