Table 1 Characteristics of Included Studies
Authors/ year | Region/ study site | Sample size | Study design/ instrument | Screening type | Proportion of women ever screened | Statistical Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Busingye 2012 | Mulago Hospital, Kampala | 384 women, age not reported | Mixed methods / interviewer-administered questionnaires, FGDs | VIA/ VILI | Not measured | Descriptive and bivariate |
Hasahya 2016 | Nakasongola & Ibanda districts | 36 women aged 25–49 | Qualitative / FGDs | N/A | Not measured | N/A |
Li 2017 | Luweero district | 625 women, age not reported | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | VIA | Not measured | Descriptive and multivariate |
Mitchell 2011 | Kisenyi district, Kampala | 300 women aged 30–65 | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | HPV self-collection | 8% | Descriptive and multivariate |
Mutyaba 2006 | Mulago Hospital, Kampala | 285 HCWs | Cross-sectional / self-administered questionnaires | Papsmear | N/A | Descriptive |
Mwaka 2013 | Gulu district | 15 HCWs | Qualitative / key informant interviews (KII) | VIA/ VILI | Not measured | N/A |
Ndejjo 2017a | Bugiri & Mayuge districts | 900 women aged 25–49 | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | N/A | 4.8% | Descriptive and multivariate |
Ndejjo 2017b | Bugiri & Mayuge districts | 119 (107 women, 12 HCWs) | Qualitative / FGDs and KIIs | N/A | Not measured | N/A |
Ndejjo 2016 | Bugiri & Mayuge districts | 900 women aged 25–49 | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | N/A | 4.8% | Descriptive and multivariate |
Osingada 2015 | No-cost reproductive clinic (location not disclosed) | 236 women aged 18 and over | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | VIA/ VILI | 28.8% | Descriptive and multivariate |
Paul 2013 | Nakasongola, Mbarara,Ibanda districts | 53 (21 women, 32 HCWs) | Qualitative / KIIs and FGDs | VIA | Not measured | N/A |
Teng, 2014 | Primary & tertiary setting, Kampala | 22 (6 HCWs, 16 women aged 30–69) | Qualitative / KIIs and FGDs | HPV self-collection | Not measured | N/A |
Twinomujuni 2015 | Masaka district | 416 women aged 25–49 | Cross-sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | N/A | 7% | Descriptive and multivariate |
Waiswa 2017 | Oyam district | 445 women aged 15–49 | Cross sectional / interviewer-administered questionnaires | N/A | 35.1% | Descriptive and bivariate |