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Table 6 Knowledge about the Availability of Screening Services at the Health Facilities

From: Assessment of community health volunteers’ knowledge on cervical cancer in Kadibo Division, Kisumu County: a cross sectional survey

Screening services components

Respondents

Screening methods used

VIA

40(21.3%)

VILI

37(19.7%)

Pap smear

72(38.3%)

HPV testing

39(20.7%)

Cost

Free

174(92.6%)

< Ksh. 100

3(1.6%)

>Ksh. 100

11(5.9%)

Turn-around time

<30 Min.

69(36.7%)

30–60 Min

112(59.6%)

>60 Min

6(3.7%)

Retesting interval

Semi-annually

92(48.9%)

Annually

90(47.9%)

Every 5 years

3(1.6%)

Over 5 years

3(1.6%)

 

Knowledge category

 

Low

Average

High

 

Knowledge on the availability of screening services

71(37.8%)

40(21.2%)

77(41.0%)

 
  1. Data are in numbers (percentage). Knowledge categorized based on the amount of details about the screening services given, converted to percentage then stratified into low, average and high knowledge