Table 6 Respondents’ responses to statements of beliefs regarding cervical cancer screening n = 180
S. no. | Variables | SA | A | N | D | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | ||
1 | When I complete cervical cancer screening I don’t worry as much about cervical cancer | 84 (46.7) | 31 (17.2) | 24 (13.3) | 23 (12.8) | 18 (10.0) |
2 | Completing cervical cancer screening will allow me to find out if there are early signs of cervical cancer | 123 (68.3) | 24 (13.3) | 25 (13.9) | 4 (2.2) | 4 (2.2) |
3 | If I complete cervical cancer screening, I will decrease my chances of dying from cervical cancer | 118 (65.6) | 25 (13.9) | 30 (16.7) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.7) |
4 | If I complete cervical cancer screening, I will decrease my chance of pain and surgery related to cervical Cancer | 82 (45.6) | 51 (28.3) | 39 (21.7) | 8 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |
5 | Undergoing cervical cancer screening will make me worry about cervical cancer | 63 (35.0) | 18 (10.0) | 33 (18.3) | 24 (13.3) | 42 (23.3) |
6 | Cervical cancer screening will be embarrassing to me | 96 (53.3) | 21 (11.7) | 3 (1.7) | 29 (16.1) | 31 (17.2) |
7 | I don’t know where I could go if I wanted cervical cancer screening. | 86 (47.8) | 26 (14.4) | 7 (3.9) | 17 (9.4) | 44 (24.4) |
8 | Cervical cancer screening is too expensive. | 41 (22.8) | 14 (7.8) | 74 (41.1) | 21 (11.7) | 30 (16.7) |
9 | Undergoing cervical cancer screening will take too much time | 33 (18.3) | 9 (5.0) | 69 (38.3) | 25 (13.9) | 44 (24.4) |
10 | Cervical Cancer Screening procedure will be painful | 63 (35.0) | 32 (17.8) | 49 (27.2) | 17 (9.4) | 19 (10.6) |
11 | Cervical Cancer Screening will interfere with my family obligations | 20 (11.1) | 6 (3.3) | 16 (8.9) | 78 (43.3) | 60 (33.3) |
12 | I prefer females perform cervical cancer screening because it is uncomfortable to me if a man does it. | 145 (80.6) | 13 (7.2) | 5 (2.8) | 6 (3.3) | 11 (6.1) |