Table 4 Codes, sub-themes and themes
Codes | Sub -Themes | Theme |
|---|---|---|
- Receiving HIV drugs and cervical cancer screening services on the same scheduled date - Receiving HIV care and cervical cancer screening services from the same place - Reduced disturbance and movements seeking for HIV care and cervical cancer screening services from different clinics | Convenience to seek cervical cancer screening services | Perceived benefits of integration of cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care |
- Increased awareness about cervical cancer and the rationale to undergo cervical cancer screening services - Early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions - Compliance and adherence to undergo cervical cancer screening services annually - Increased opportunities to undergo cervical cancer screening services | Motivation to undergo cervical cancer screening | |
- Record keeping of cervical cancer screening results and HIV related information in one HIV patient’s file | Improved archiving of cervical cancer screening results | |
- Reduction in HIV stigma from the HIV uninfected women and non-HIV health workers at the cervical cancer screening unit - Privacy of the HIV positive status | Confidentiality of HIV patient information | |
- Free interaction with HIV health workers whom the HIV-infected women are used to - Fear to disclose the HIV status to non-HIV health workers | Preference to interact with HIV clinic health workers | |
- Ashamed to expose private parts to health workers who have known the HIV-infected women - Preference to open up and share experiences to health workers who don’t know them - Fear to continue interacting with the same health workers they have exposed their private parts for any other HIV related services | Shame to expose their privacy to HIV clinic health workers | Perceived challenges of integration of cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care |
- Increase on time spent at the HIV clinic to undergo cervical cancer screening - Delay at the HIV clinic to receive both HIV and cervical cancer screening services | Increased waiting time |