Table 5 Barriers to uptake of cervical screening
Barriers | INTERVENTION | CONTROL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline nā=ā335 frequency (%) | Post intervention nā=ā298 frequency (%) | % change | X 2(P) | Beginning of study nā=ā338 frequency (%) | End of study nā=ā278 frequency (%) | % change | X 2(P) | |
Lack of awareness | 315 (94.0) | 0 (0.0) | ā94 | Ā | 308 (91.1) | 247 (88.8) | 2.3 | Ā |
Lack of access to screening services | 12 (3.6) | 298 (100.0) | 96.4 | Ā | 19 (5.6) | 17 (6.1) | 0.5 | Ā |
Poor quality of health services | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 586.7 (Pā<ā0.0001) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | 0.1 | 2.688 (Pā=ā0.6113) |
Cost of service | 6 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | ā1.8 | Ā | 6 (1.8) | 5 (1.8) | 0 | Ā |
Lack of interest | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | ā0.6 | Ā | 3 (0.9) | 7 (2.5) | 1.6 | Ā |