TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................... i DECLARATION ......................................................................................................................................... iv DEDICATION.............................................................................................................................................. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... vi LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................................... vii ABSTRACT....................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. CHAPTER ONE...........................................................................................................................................1 1.0 Introduction:............................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background information: ........................................................................................................................1 1.2 Problem Statement:.................................................................................................................................2 1.3.0 Objectives: ...........................................................................................................................................3 1.3.1 Broad objective;...................................................................................................................................3 1.3.2 Specific objectives; ..............................................................................................................................3 1.4 Research questions:.................................................................................................................................3 1.5 Justification:............................................................................................................................................3 1.6 Limitations:.............................................................................................................................................4 1.7 Conceptual hypothesis: ...........................................................................................................................4 CHAPTER TWO ..........................................................................................................................................5 2.0 Literature review:....................................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................................................................8 3.0 METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................................................8 3.1The Study area .........................................................................................................................................8 3.2 Study design............................................................................................................................................8 3.3 The study population...............................................................................................................................8 3.4 Sample size determination ......................................................................................................................8 3.5 Inclusion and exclusion criteria ..............................................................................................................9 3.5.1 Inclusion criteria ..................................................................................................................................9 ii 3.5.2 Exclusion criteria .................................................................................................................................9 3.6 Sampling procedure and sampling methods ...........................................................................................9 3.7 Data presentation ....................................................................................................................................9 3.8 Reliability and validity..........................................................................................................................10 3.9 Ethical consideration.............................................................................................................................10 3.10 Limitations of the study ......................................................................................................................10 3.11 Dissemination .....................................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER FOUR.......................................................................................................................................11 RESULTS ...................................................................................................................................................11 FIGURE 1: A HISTOGRAM SHOWING AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS. .......................................11 FIGURE 2: A PIE CHART SHOWING GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESPONDENTS.......11 FIGURE 3: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS. ..............12 FIGURE 4: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING THE EDUCATION LEVEL OF THE RESPONDENTS. ...12 TABLE 1: CROSS TABULATION BETWEEN AGE AND EDUCATIONOF THE RESPONDENTS. ....................................................................................................................................................................13 FIGURE 5: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS. .......................13 FIGURE 6: A BAR CHART SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS...........................................................................................14 FIGURE 7: A CHART SHOWING AWARENESS OF CERVICAL CANCER. .................................14 FIGURE 8: A PIE CHART SHOWING SOURCE OF INFORMATION OF THE RESPONDENTS ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER.............................................................................................................15 FIGURE 9: PERCIEVED RISK FACTORS OF CERVICAL CANCER..............................................15 TABLE 2: CROSS TABULATION BETWEEN AGE OF RESPONDENTS AND SOURCE OF INFORMATION.........................................................................................................................................16 FIGURE 10: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF CERVICAL CANCER. ........................16 FIGURE 11: A CHART SHOWING WHETHER CERVICAL CANCER IS PREVENTABLE OR NOT. .......................................................................................................................................................17 FIGURE 12: A PIE CHART SHOWING AWARENESS OF PAP SMEAR TESTING AMONG THE RESPONDENTS. ...................................................................................................................................17 FIGURE 13: A PIE CHART SHOWING THE KNOWLEDGE OF PAP SMEAR TESTING AMONG THE RESPONDENTS............................................................................................................................18 FIGURE 14: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING WHO SHOULD HAVE A PAP SMEAR TEST. ..............18 FIGURE 15: A PIE CHART SHOWING ATTITUDE OF RESPONDENTS TOWARDS PAP SMEAR TESTING................................................................................................................................................19 iii TABLE 3: CROSS TABULATION BETWEEN OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND WHETHER THEY HAD HAD A PAP SMEAR TEST DONE.........................................................19 FIGURE 16: A CHART SHOWING PERFORMANCE OF PAP SMEAR AMONG RESPONDENTS. ................................................................................................................................................................20 TABLE 4: CROSS TABULATION BETWEEN OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF PAP SMEAR TESTING. ...............................................................................20 FIGURE 17: A PIE CHART SHOWING HOW OFTEN A PAP SMEAR TEST SHOULD BE DONE. ................................................................................................................................................................21 FIGURE 18: A PIE CHART SHOWING WHETHER PAP SMEAR IS IMPORTANT AT ANY AGE OR NOT..................................................................................................................................................21 FIGURE 19: A BAR GRAPH SHOWING WHETHER PAP SMEAR TESTS ARE ONLY FOR WOMEN WITH SEXUAL PARTNERS OR NOT................................................................................22 FIGURE 20: A PIE CHART SHOWING WHETHER PAP SMEAR TESTS ARE NECESSARY IF NO FAM ILY HISTORY OF CANCER................................................................................................22 CHAPTER 5: ..............................................................................................................................................23 5.1 DISCUSSION.......................................................................................................................................23 5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS:.....................................................................................................................25 REFERENCES: ..........................................................................................................................................27 APPENDIX.................................................................................................................................................27 APPENDIX I: DATA COLLECTION FORM; QUESTIONAIRE............................................................27

APPENDIX II: WORK PLAN ...................................................................................................................

30 APPENDIX III: COST BUDGET OF THE STUDY .................................................................................31 APPENDIX 1V: MAP OF BUSHENYI. .............................................................................................................32