Table 2 Table showing answers to the question “Why did you not perform the self-sampling?” among women who did not respond to the vaginal hr-HPV self-sampling and agreed participation in telephone interview
Reasons for not taking or returning a vaginal hr-HPV self-sample | Women (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Emotional/attitude | ||
Fear of discomfort | 0 | 0 |
Feeling healthy | 0 | 0 |
Phobia/fear of cancer | 3 | 11.1 |
Ignorance of cervical cancer screening | 3 | 11.1 |
Insecurity around new test method | 1 | 3.7 |
Total emotional/attitude reasons | 7 | 25.9 |
Practical | ||
Lack of time | 1 | 3.7 |
Forgot | 5 | 18.5 |
Laziness | 3 | 11.1 |
Too complicated instructions | 2 | 7.4 |
Total practical reasons | 11 | 40.7 |
Physical | ||
Movement disability restricting self-sampling | 0 | 0 |
Total physical reasons | 0 | 0 |
Needless | ||
Recent testing elsewhere | 0 | 0 |
Total needless reasons | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Other diseases prioritized | 3 | 11.1 |
Did not received a self-sampling kit | 6 | 22.2 |
Total other reasons | 9 | 33.3 |
27 | 100 | |