Table 4 Cervical cancer practices and experiences

Ever discussed cervical cancer screening with patients; n (%)

 Yes

56

(72.7)

21

(50.0)

77

(64.7)

 No

21

(27.3)

21

(50.0)

42

(35.3)

Perform cervical cancer screening; n (%)

 Yes

25

(32.5)

8

(19.1)

33

(27.7)

 No

51

(66.2)

34

(81.0)

85

(71.4)

 No response

1

(1.3)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.8)

Frequency of patients who do not return for pap smear results; n (%)

 Very often

10

(13.0)

12

(28.6)

22

(18.5)

 Often

19

(24.7)

6

(14.3)

25

(21.0)

 Sometimes

38

(49.4)

20

(47.6)

58

(48.7)

 Never

10

(13.0)

4

(9.5)

14

(11.8)

Ever referred patients for cervical screening; n (%)

 Yes

52

(67.5)

15

(35.7)

67

(56.3)

 No

25

(32.5)

27

(64.3)

52

(43.7)

Special training on cervical cancer screening; n (%)

 Yes

14

(18.2)

4

(9.5)

18

(15.1)

 No

63

(81.8)

38

(90.5)

101

(84.9)

Special training on interpretation of cervical screening results; n (%)

 Yes

10

(13.0)

5

(11.9)

15

(12.6)

 No

67

(87.0)

37

(88.1)

104

(87.4)

Proportion of professional nurses not trained in cervical cancer screening; n (%)

 A lot

56

(72.7)

31

(73.8)

87

(73.1)

 50%

13

(16.9)

1

(2.4)

14

(11.8)

 10–50%

2

(2.6)

4

(9.5)

6

(5.0)

 Less than 10%

3

(3.9)

3

(7.1)

6

(5.0)

 None

3

(3.9)

3

(7.1)

6

(5.0)