Table 3 Cervical cancer prevention services provided by health workers from HC III & IV
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Health workers screening women for cervical cancer in the health facility n = 286 | ||
 Yes | 51 | 18.0 |
Reasons for not screening women for cervical cancer ( Multiple responses) | ||
 No equipment/consumables | 183 | 35.0 |
 Lack of personnel | 86 | 16.0 |
 No space/room for screening | 50 | 10.0 |
 Lack skill because no one is trained to conduct screening | 172 | 33.0 |
 No time for screening because of heavy workload | 18 | 3.0 |
 Screening increases my workload | 3 | 1.0 |
 Others | 13 | 2.0 |
Cervical cancer screening methods (Multiple responses allowed) | ||
 VIA | 37 | 76.0 |
 Pap smears | 7 | 14.0 |
 Liquid-based cytology | 4 | 8.0 |
 HPV DNA testing | 1 | 2.0 |
How often do you screen women for cervical cancer in this health facility? n = 92 | ||
 1–3 days in a week | 25 | 27.0 |
 4–7 days in a week | 15 | 16.0 |
 Screening is through outreach by other organisations | 52 | 57.0 |
Counselling women before screening for cervical cancer? n = 50 | ||
 Yes | 49 | 98.0 |
Community awareness that the health facility offers cervical cancer screening. n = 54 | ||
 Yes | 50 | 93.0 |
Procedure offered to a woman found with a precancerous lesion. n = 82 | ||
 Referred for treatment to next level of care | 77 | 94.0 |
 Treatment offered at this health centre | 4 | 5.0 |
 Inform her but do not refer or treat | 1 | 1.0 |
Support supervision for cervical cancer prevention services offered in this health facility. n = 78 | ||
 Yes | 33 | 42.0 |
HPV vaccination of adolescent girls offered in this health facility. n = 285 | ||
 Yes | 261 | 92.0 |
Community members aware of HPV vaccination offered at this health facility. n = 261 | ||
 Yes | 244 | 93.0 |
Health education on cervical cancer offered at the health facility. n = 283 | ||
 Yes | 246 | 87.0 |
Reasons for not conducting health education in the health facility. (Multiple responses allowed) | ||
 No health education material | 27 | 44.2 |
 Cervical cancer not a priority disease here | 10 | 16.4 |
 Government is not promoting | 10 | 16.4 |
 Other reasonsa | 14 | 23.0 |
Conducting outreach health education on cervical cancer in the community. n = 283 | ||
 Yes | 128 | 45.0 |
Reasons for not conducting outreach health education in the community. (Multiple responses) | ||
 No transport | 88 | 29.0 |
 No fund | 90 | 30.0 |
 No staff | 8 | 3.0 |
 No time because of heavy workload | 8 | 3.0 |
 Not trained on cervical cancer | 82 | 27.0 |
 Others | 27 | 9.0 |
Health workers’ aware of age group for cervical cancer screening using VIA (n = 279) | ||
 Yes | 171 | 61.0 |