Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening literacy among rural women with HIV attending rural public health facilities in East Central Uganda: a qualitative study using the integrated model of health literacy

Table 2 Characteristics of participants

Variable	Had Ever screened for cervical cancer (n = 30)	Had never screened for cervical cancer (n = 30)	Overall (N = 60)
Age (completed years)			Age range (25–49)
25–29	6	6	12
30–34	6	12	18
35–39	6	-	6
40–44	6	6	12
45–49	6	6	12
Duration in HIV care (completed years)			Range (1–25)
1–5	18	17	35
6–10	5	6	11
11–15	5	5	10
16 and above	2	2	4
Highest Education level attained
No education	3	1	4
Lower Primary	9	5	14
Upper Primary	9	8	17
Lower Secondary	9	15	24
Upper Secondary	0	1	1
Marital status
Married	16	15	31
Widowed	4	4	8
Separated	10	8	18
Single	0	3	3
Number of children			Range (0–10)
0	1	1	2
1–3	9	10	19
4–6	10	10	20
7–10	10	9	19
Occupation
Subsistence Farmer	20	17	37
Small scale business	8	9	17
Other	2	3	5
Unemployed	0	1	1
Number of times screened
One time	17
Two times	7
Three times	5
Four times	1
Motivation for screening
Recommendation by a health worker	11
Perception of cervical cancer risk	11
Health education at health facility	7
Village announcement	1

ISSN: 1472-6874