Table 2 Knowledge and perceptions of cervical cancer and palliative care among women with cervical cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe
Variable | Women with cervical cancer participants [N = 134] (%) |
|---|---|
Knowledge of where to seek for palliative care services | 43 (32) |
Local health facilities offer counseling to cervical patients and their families | 111 (83) |
Local health facility offers health education about cervical cancer to women. | 92 (69) |
Cervical cancer treatment is painful | 18 (13) |
Cervical cancer treatment has side effects | 43 (32) |
Cervical cancer is painful | 33 (25) |
Cervical cancer is smelly | 109 (81) |
Cervical cancer can cause death | 113 (84) |