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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the health workers

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of cervical cancer prevention among health workers in rural health centres of Northern Uganda

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Health workers qualifications (n = 286)

 Nurses

153

54

 Midwife

81

28

 Clinical Officer

52

18

Gender of health workers (n = 286)

 Male

98

34

 Female

188

66

Health centre level of health workers (n = 286)

 Health centre level IV

64

22

 Health centre level III

222

78

Number of years employed as a health worker (n = 281)

 1–4 years

54

19

 5–9 years

113

40

 10–14 years

53

19

 15 + years

61

22

Age group of health workers (n = 280)

 21–25 years

19

7

 26–30 years

76

27

 31–35 years

72

26

 36–40 years

52

18

 41+ years

61

22

Health worker trained to conduct cervical cancer screening (n = 283)

 Yes

93

33

 No

190

67

HC has education material about cervical cancer (n = 284)

 No

200

70

 Yes

84

30

Health worker conducts outreach health education in the community (n = 283)

 Yes

128

45

 No

155

55

HC receives fund for cervical cancer activities (n = 282)

 No

273

97

 Yes

9

3

HC has guideline for cervical cancer screening (n = 281)

 Yes

58

21

 No

223

79

HC has HPV vaccination guideline (n = 276)

 Yes

205

74

 No

71

26

Participant knew period covered by strategic plan for cervical cancer prevention and control in Uganda

 Yes

5

2

 No

281

98

  1. HC Health centre, HPV Human Papillomavirus