Availability of cervical cancer screening services in Bushenyi district (Rugazi Health Center IV, Comboni Hospital, Kitagata Hospital and Kampala International University Teaching Hospital)
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2013-03
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Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences
Abstract
A cross-sectional study was done to find out the availability of cervical cancer screening services in Bushenyi district covering Rugazi Health Centre IV, Comboni hospital, Kitagata hospital and Kampala International University Teaching hospital. A total of 200 respondents comprised of women of childbearing age (15-49 years) attending antenatal care and those who had brought their children for immunization. 50 respondents were randomly sampled from each health unit. 50 health workers of different cadres were also interviewed, making the total number of participants to be 250 people.
A total of 128 (64.0%) had ever heard about cervical cancer and 72 (36.0%) had never heard about it. Also a total of 73 (36.5%) had heard about cervical cancer screening services over the radio/Television, 37(18.5%) from health workers at the health facilities…
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery of Kampala International University
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Cervical cancer screening, Rugazi Health Center IV, Comboni Hospital, Kitagata Hospital, Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Cancer