Table 5 Participants’ attitudes towards participation in cervical cancer training, and prevention activities in Northern Uganda

I always advise my patients to screen for cervical cancer

283

10 (4)

2 (1)

21 (7)

97 (34)

153 (54)

I discuss cervical cancer in our staff meeting

279

39 (14)

73 (26)

49 (18)

87 (31)

31 (11)

I will be happy to see that my children/sister are immunised against HPV

284

8 (3)

0 (0)

2 (1)

24 (8)

250 (88)

Cervical cancer is not a serious health problem, so screening is just a burden

285

256 (90)

18 (6)

2 (1)

3 (1)

6 (2)

Even if we screen and find a woman with precancerous lesion, there is nothing we can do

280

198 (71)

61 (22)

10 (3)

3 (1)

8 (3)

I do not think it is necessary to screen for cervical cancer in our health facility

285

236 (83)

30 (10)

0 (0)

3 (1)

16 (6)

Government has not shown commitment about cervical cancer so why bother us

284

159 (56)

69 (24)

23 (8)

17 (6)

16 (6)

I am not interested in cervical cancer prevention because partners/NGOs do their work without developing our capacity to implement cervical cancer control program on our own

284

131 (46)

81 (28)

28 (10)

28 (10)

16 (6)

I will participate in cervical cancer prevention program if I am going to be paid money cash

282

90 (32)

102 (36)

49 (17)

19 (7)

22 (8)

I am willing to participate in a training for cervical cancer prevention if organised by Gulu University & University of New South Wales – Australia

283

8 (3)

8 (3)

15 (5)

61 (22)

191 (67)

I am willing to participate in a training for cervical cancer prevention if organised by Ministry of Health Uganda

283

4 (1)

3 (1)

11 (4)

66 (23)

199 (70)

I am willing to participate in a training for cervical cancer prevention if organised by NGOs

282

5 (2)

6 (2)

20 (7)

77 (27)

174 (62)

I am more likely to screen women for cervical cancer if I am trained and given equipment & consumables

284

8 (3)

1 (0)

2 (1)

59 (21)

214 (75)