Sample characteristics
pre-cancerous lesions

Forty women (20 who receive their healthcare from Buyinja Health Center IV, 20 from Banda Health Center III) who had screened for CC within the past year, as identified from the RHHJ database or provider referral, were screened for eligibility– all of whom were eligible and decided to enroll in the study as index participants (i.e., none refused enrollment); 20 were randomly assigned to the intervention group and 20 to the wait-list control group. Twenty-four (60%) had screened positive for signs of pre-cancerous lesions, and each received treatment (17 received thermal therapy, 7 received cryotherapy), while the remaining 16 screened negative for any sign of CC risk. From these 40 index participants, 103 alters were recruited to enroll in the study (58 by intervention index participants, 45 by control index participants), all of whom reported never being screened for CC.Table 
Baseline sample characteristics by arm, among index (n = 40) and alter (n = 103) participantsFET = Fisher’s Exact TestThe 20 index participants in the intervention arm were divided into two groups of ten to receive the 7-session intervention; 19 (95%) attended all seven sessions.