Symptomatic presentation with cervical cancer in Uganda: a qualitative study assessing the pathways to diagnosis in a low-income country

Table 3 Patients’ first attributions of symptoms and total time to diagnosis (TTD)

Participant	TTD (Months)	FIGO stage	First attributions of illness symptoms
Participant	TTD (Months)	FIGO stage	Retained condom	Intestinal worms	Genital infections (syphilis, gonorrhoea and Candida)	Menstrual problems (Menopause and other menstrual abnormalities)	Uterine swelling	No clue on cause	HIV and/or its complications	Cervical cancer	Other serious illness
P10	2	3B						X
P11	2	1A				X
P7	3	1A	X
P8	3	1B				X
P4	4	1B								X
P3	7	4A			X
P15	10	3B			X
P18	10	2A									X
P9	19	2A				X
P16	21	3B			X
P13	24	3A					X
P12	26	2A							X
P2	30	1B			X
P5	39	2B							X
P6	72	3B				X
P14	72	2B			X
P17	72	3B		X						x
P1	Missing	140			X

ISSN: 1472-6874