title: Evaluation of cervical cancer screening programme in the Harare City Health Department, Zimbabwe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Harare City Health Department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Harare City Health Department.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The was no comprehensive policy on cervical cancer screening and the number of Pap smears done were below optimum.
authors.affiliation: University of Zimbabwe, Medical School, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Moyo
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Koni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Makunike
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hipshman
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Makaure
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gumbo
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015030:Zimbabwe