Study setting
cervical cancer
CERVICAL CANCER
This study was conducted in family planning clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya. FP clinics provide contraceptive services to male and female clients and are a source of primary care for reproductive aged individuals. At the start of the study, there were approximately 170 FP clinics in the county, including public and private facilities. All FP clinics receive commodities at no cost from the Mombasa County Department of Health Services (DOHS). Private clinics often charge a convenience fee for FP services including cervical cancer screening. All FP clinics are expected to follow local and national guidelines, which recommend that cervical cancer screening should be performed in FP clinics that are tier 2–tier 5 (dispensaries and private clinics, health centers, sub-county hospitals, county referral hospitals) when resources are available [