Table 3.

Subcategories, Categories and Themes are Extracted from the Data

Subcategory	Category
Theme 1: Inefficient management of cervical cancer screening process
Poor attention of authorities to cervical cancer screening	Insufficient attention of health system to cervical cancer screening
Lack of equipment
The cost of pap smear
Impossibility of follow up of the population covered by health facilities	Insufficiency in providing services
Health facilities overcrowding
Receiving a service based on clients, referral
Theme 2: Personal and professional characteristics of health care providers
Work commitment	Professional ethics of healthcare providers
Conscientiousness
Having comprehensive approach to clients health
Sensitized clients to pap test	Ability for
Desensitization of the taboo of Pap smear	Patient preparation
Appropriate interaction
Trust in Pap test	Healthcare providers ‘attitudes towards cervical cancer screening
The value and testing
Necessity from healthcare provider’s view
Theme 3: Individual barriers and facilitators
The lack of financial capability	Inhibiting concerns
Negative sense of the vaginal examination
Being busy
Fear of cancer diagnosis
Not having risk factors
Awareness	Individual preparation
Individual will
Theme 4: Need for health system authorities to pay attention
Attention	Advocacy, supervision and follow up on cervical cancer screening
Follow up
Advocacy
Supervision
Providing facilities
Public education	Making sensitivity in community
Information and advertising
Training healthcare providers	Increasing healthcare providers, ability
Increasing healthcare providers, motivation