Attitudes towards cervical cancer and screening
| Correlates | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Awareness of cervical cancer | 582 (71) |
| Willingness to self-collect samples | |
| Definitely willing | 513 (62) |
| Probably willing | 43 (5) |
| Not sure | 30 (4) |
| Probably not willing | 41 (5) |
| Definitely not willing | 197 (24) |
| Mean (SD) | |
| Seriousness of cervical cancer* | 3.9 (0.4) |
| Worry about cervical cancer* | 3.1 (1.2) |
| Subjective norms† | 3.6 (1.4) |
| People important to me approve of self-collection†‡ | 3.6 (1.4) |
| My partner approves of self-collection†‡ | 3.6 (1.5) |
| Clinician recommendation† | 3.9 (1.3) |
| Perceived behavioural control† | 3.6 (1.3) |
| Self-collection can protect my health†§ | 3.9 (1.3) |
| Confident can perform self-collection correctly†§ | 3.4 (1.5) |
| Self-collection would be a convenient way to test for cancer†§ | 3.6 (1.4) |
*Range=1–4.
†Range=1–5.
‡Item included in the subjective norms scale.
§Item included in the perceived behavioural control scale.
SD, standard deviation.