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Table 2 Knowledge and perceptions of cervical cancer and palliative care among women with cervical cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe

From: Limited knowledge and access to palliative care among women with cervical cancer: an opportunity for integrating oncology and palliative care in Zimbabwe

VariableWomen with cervical cancer participants [N = 134] (%)
Knowledge of where to seek for palliative care services43 (32)
Local health facilities offer counseling to cervical patients and their families111 (83)
Local health facility offers health education about cervical cancer to women.92 (69)
Cervical cancer treatment is painful18 (13)
Cervical cancer treatment has side effects43 (32)
Cervical cancer is painful33 (25)
Cervical cancer is smelly109 (81)
Cervical cancer can cause death113 (84)