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Evaluation of cervical cancer screening programme in the Harare City Health Department, Zimbabwe
I M Moyo1, N P Koni, B Makunike
1University of Zimbabwe, Medical School, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
The Central African Journal of Medicine
|August 1, 1997
Abstract
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.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaCancerCervical Cancer--prevention and controlContraceptionContraceptive AgentsContraceptive Agents, FemaleContraceptive Agents, ProgestinDepo-proveraDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEastern AfricaEnglish Speaking AfricaExaminations And DiagnosesFamily PlanningMedroxyprogesterone AcetateNeoplasmsOrganization And AdministrationProgram ActivitiesProgram EvaluationProgramsResearch ReportScreeningZimbabwe