Intervention
DISEASE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION

Following formative work that included six focus group discussions, three among women who had been screened for CC and three among women who had never been screened, we adapted the intervention manual to include aspects of stigma (primarily related to CC stemming from a sexually transmitted infection and that a positive screen may signify promiscuity, but also related to physical manifestations of disease), and misconceptions related to the screening procedure and possible side effects from screening and thermal therapy. Further details of this formative work are available elsewhere (Bouskill et al., The sessions were conducted using a structured facilitator manual, in the predominant local languages of Samia and Lusoga, by two peer facilitators from Namayingo who themselves had been screened for CC. The facilitators were trained by the senior investigators over three days. The supervisor of the facilitators observed the implementation of each session and provided feedback and further training as needed during weekly supervision.