Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the health workers
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Health workers qualifications (n = 286) | ||
| Nurses | 153 | 54 |
| Midwife | 81 | 28 |
| Clinical Officer | 52 | 18 |
| Gender of health workers (n = 286) | ||
| Male | 98 | 34 |
| Female | 188 | 66 |
| Health centre level of health workers (n = 286) | ||
| Health centre level IV | 64 | 22 |
| Health centre level III | 222 | 78 |
| Number of years employed as a health worker (n = 281) | ||
| 1–4 years | 54 | 19 |
| 5–9 years | 113 | 40 |
| 10–14 years | 53 | 19 |
| 15 + years | 61 | 22 |
| Age group of health workers (n = 280) | ||
| 21–25 years | 19 | 7 |
| 26–30 years | 76 | 27 |
| 31–35 years | 72 | 26 |
| 36–40 years | 52 | 18 |
| 41+ years | 61 | 22 |
| Health worker trained to conduct cervical cancer screening (n = 283) | ||
| Yes | 93 | 33 |
| No | 190 | 67 |
| HC has education material about cervical cancer (n = 284) | ||
| No | 200 | 70 |
| Yes | 84 | 30 |
| Health worker conducts outreach health education in the community (n = 283) | ||
| Yes | 128 | 45 |
| No | 155 | 55 |
| HC receives fund for cervical cancer activities (n = 282) | ||
| No | 273 | 97 |
| Yes | 9 | 3 |
| HC has guideline for cervical cancer screening (n = 281) | ||
| Yes | 58 | 21 |
| No | 223 | 79 |
| HC has HPV vaccination guideline (n = 276) | ||
| Yes | 205 | 74 |
| No | 71 | 26 |
| Participant knew period covered by strategic plan for cervical cancer prevention and control in Uganda | ||
| Yes | 5 | 2 |
| No | 281 | 98 |
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