Table 3 Knowledge and perceptions of palliative care among health workers
Variable | Health worker participants [N = 78] (%) |
|---|---|
Adequacy of training to provide cervical cancer treatment and palliative care | 56 (72) |
Availability of clinical guidelines for cervical cancer treatment and palliative care. | 59 (76) |
Most women present late with cervical cancer | 75 (96) |
Referral for palliative care | 1 (1) |
Most women having access to treatment and palliative care for cervical cancer | 37 (47) |
Stock-outs of analgesics in previous 3 months | 17 (22) |
Adequacy of analgesics for palliative care | 39 (50) |
Patients buy their own analgesics for palliative care | 59 (76) |