Table 3 Questionnaire guide details
From: A qualitative exploration of cervical and breast cancer stigma in Karnataka, India
Breast Cancer Study | Cervical Cancer Study |
|---|---|
Knowledge and awareness about breast cancer Pre-diagnosis  - Symptoms  - Experience seeking care Diagnosis  - Experience receiving diagnosis  - Personal and family reaction Treatment  - Treatment experience  - Side effects Perceptions of care Financial impact Family and social relationships  - Family and social support  - Changes in relationships Survivorship  - Strategies for improving the cancer care trajectory  - Future plans beyond treatment Provider role and experiences providing cancer care Provider perspectives on improving breast cancer prevention and treatment | Awareness about cervical cancer - Knowledge of: risk factors for cervical, symptoms, prevention, treatability - Sources of information Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening (uterus/pelvic exams) - Knowledge of screening - Comfort going to or talking about screening and cervical cancer symptoms - Reasons for not screening - Willingness to be screened in the absence of symptoms - Family and community support of cervical cancer screening - Potential strategies for facilitating screening - Stigma: Community & family reactions to cancer - Changes in familial relationships - Social isolation - Shame & embarrassment - Differences in treatment of women with different types of cancer |