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Table 3 Self-sampling experiences of the under-screened self-sampling participants with the lavage and the brush device

From: Self-sampling in cervical cancer screening: comparison of a brush-based and a lavage-based cervicovaginal self-sampling device

 

Lavage device

Brush device

n

%

n

%

Sample taking was easy

 Agree

38

100.0

20

83.3

 Neither agree nor disagree

0

0.0

2

8.3

 Disagree

0

0.0

2

8.3

p-Value*

0.019

   

Sample taking was easier than I expected

 Agree

36

100.0

18

75.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

0

0.0

4

16.7

 Disagree

0

0.0

2

8.3

p-Value

0.003

   

I believe that sample taking was succesful

 Agree

31

91.2

18

78.3

 Neither agree nor disagree

1

2.9

3

13.0

 Disagree

2

5.9

2

8.7

p-Value

0.385

   

I felt insecure

 Agree

31

91.2

18

78.3

 Neither agree nor disagree

1

2.9

3

13.0

 Disagree

2

5.9

2

8.7

p-Value

0.019

   

Sample taking was uncomfortable/unpleasant

 Agree

31

88.6

18

72.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

3

8.6

3

12.0

 Disagree

1

2.9

4

16.0

p-Value

0.185

   

Sample taking was painful

 Agree

33

100.0

21

84.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

0

0.0

2

8.0

 Disagree

0

0.0

2

8.0

p-Value

0.03

   

Sample taking was embarrasing/awkward

 Agree

33

97.1

24

96.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

1

2.9

0

0.0

 Disagree

0

0.0

1

4.0

p-Value

0.672

   

I felt scared or anxious

 Agree

34

100.0

22

88.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

0

0.0

1

4.0

 Disagree

0

0.0

2

8.0

p-Value

0.071

   

I trust the test result

 Agree

35

92.1

19

79.2

 Neither agree nor disagree

3

7.9

3

12.5

 Disagree

0

0.0

2

8.3

p-Value

0.158

   

Screening test is useful for me

 Agree

36

94.7

24

92.3

 Neither agree nor disagree

2

5.3

1

3.8

 Disagree

0

0.0

1

3.8

p-Value

0.741

   

Testing can help prevent cancer

 Agree

34

89.5

22

88.0

 Neither agree nor disagree

3

7.9

2

8.0

 Disagree

1

2.6

1

4.0

p-Value

1

   

Cancer or precancer can be detected with the test

 Agree

35

92.1

25

96.2

 Neither agree nor disagree

3

7.9

0

0.0

 Disagree

0

0.0

1

3.8

p-Value

0.149

   

I would recommend test to a friend

 Agree

37

100.0

24

92.3

 Neither agree nor disagree

0

0.0

1

3.8

 Disagree

0

0.0

1

3.8

p-Value

0.166

   
  1. Response frequencies based on the number of completed responses to the sub-question, excluding those who answered “cannot say”
  2. *P values of Fisher’s exact test