Reasons | Total | Cases | Controls | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 615 | N = 302 | N = 313 | ||
(%) | (%) | (%) | ||
No symptoms | 203 (33.0) | 139 (46.0) | 64 (20.4) | 0.0001 |
Never heard of screening | 160 (26.0) | 64 (21.2) | 96 (30.7) | 0.003 |
Believing it is not necessary | 92 (14.9) | 33 (10.9) | 59 (18.8) | 0.003 |
Not enough available | 51 (8.3) | 17 (5.6) | 34 (10.9) | 0.01 |
Not prescribed by the doctor | 33 (5.4) | 22 (7.3) | 11 (3.5) | 0.04 |
Fear to be too expensive | 22 (3.6) | 13 (4.3) | 9 (2.9) | 0.30 |
No risk factor | 19 (3.1) | 9 (1.5) | 10 (3.2) | 0.80 |
Fear of painful sampling | 17 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 17 (5.4) | 0.0001 |
Screening centre too far | 7 (1.1) | 4 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) | 1.00 |
Fear of an abnormal result | 5 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (1.6) | 0.06 |
Shame or embarrassment | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.9) | 0.60 |
Absence of sexual activity | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 0.50 |