Table 3.

Distribution of Barriers to Seeking Help in Respondents

Barriers to seeking medical help	Too embarrassed to go and see the doctor	Too scared to go and see the doctor	Worried about wasting the doctor’s time	I find my doctor difficult to talk to	Difficult to make an appointment with the doctor	Too busy to make time to go to the doctor	Too many other things to worry about	Difficult to arrange transport to the doctor’s surgery	Worrying about what the doctor might find may stop me from going to the doctor	Not feeling confident talking about my symptom with the doctor
Yes often	18.2	19.1	8.8	12.2	9.9	15.4	18.5	8.3	8.7	12.1
Yes sometimes	30	30.4	9.4	19.9	19.4	23	20.3	16.8	25.5	31.3
No	45.5	44.3	73.4	57.4	60.6	53.4	49.7	63.8	52.8	45.3
Don't Know	5.6	5.5	9.9	9	8.8	7	9.1	9.8	10.6	9.3
Refused	1.1	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	2.4	1.3	2.4	2