OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Harare City Health Department. DESIGN: Exploratory descriptive study. SETTING: Harare City Health Department. SUBJECTS: Twenty Head Office and District Health Executives and 18 Family Health Clinic nurses. RESULTS: There was varied opinion on women who should be screened and the age at which screening should be recommended. There is no comprehensive policy document to guide the programme. Women who were being screened were mostly new clients on Depo Provera. CONCLUSION: The was no comprehensive policy on cervical cancer screening and the number of Pap smears done were below optimum.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Harare City Health Department. DESIGN: Exploratory descriptive study. SETTING: Harare City Health Department. SUBJECTS: Twenty Head Office and District Health Executives and 18 Family Health Clinic nurses. RESULTS: There was varied opinion on women who should be screened and the age at which screening should be recommended. There is no comprehensive policy document to guide the programme. Women who were being screened were mostly new clients on Depo Provera. CONCLUSION: The was no comprehensive policy on cervical cancer screening and the number of Pap smears done were below optimum.
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Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Cancer; Cervical Cancer--prevention and control; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin; Depo-provera; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; Neoplasms; Organization And Administration; Program Activities; Program Evaluation; Programs; Research Report; Screening; Zimbabwe
Authors: J Andrew Dykens; Jennifer S Smith; Margaret Demment; E Marshall; Tina Schuh; Karen Peters; Tracy Irwin; Scott McIntosh; Angela Sy; Timothy Dye Journal: Cancer Causes Control Date: 2020-03-17 Impact factor: 2.506