Table 4.

Quotes from focus group discussions and interviews with care providers and women regarding influence of social network on the decision to undergo screening.

Number	Quote	Theme	Respondent
1.	For me, I was constantly ill so my friends encouraged me to come for screening.	Encouragement from friends	Woman
2.	Most [women] are coming because they have a complaint which they told a friend and the friend told them to try the cervical cancer clinic.	Encouragement from friends	Nurses
3.	I took the [screening] pamphlet to my husband, and he told me to come for screening.	Encouragement from husbands	Woman
4.	I was motivated [after screening], and I wanted to encourage my friends as an example.	Positive influence of others' screening experiences	Nurse
5.	It is important for us women to encourage one another to come for screening.	Positive influence of others'screening experiences	Woman
6.	Patients tell their friends that the steel [speculum] is very big and is put as if it can kill a person.	Negative influence of others'screening experiences	Woman
7.	Most women are scared to come because of the stories they hear from those who have been here before. They are very discouraging.	Negative influence of others'screening experiences	Peer Educator
8.	To be honest, there is so much that has been said in our compounds with regard to screening. It puts so much fear in most of us that you think twice before coming.	Negative influence of others'screening experiences	Woman