Table III.
Principle Barriers
| Barrier | % of interviews |
|---|---|
| Embarrassment | 36.6 |
| Lack of knowledge | 25.9 |
| Not necessary | 25.1 |
| Costly | 20.9 |
| Can’t communicate/need interpreter | 15.9 |
| Fear of pain | 15.6 |
| Fear of finding bad news | 11.8 |
| Transportation | 8.2 |
| Inconvenient | 2.4 |
| Need childcare | 2.4 |
| Waste of government resources | 2.4 |
| No good physicians available | 2.4 |
Note. N = 87. These are the most commonly discussed barriers, but not all barriers were given an equal opportunity to be discussed. Not every interview attempted to touch on these subjects. Some interviews may have spent the entire hour and a half discussing nonbarrier-related topics at length.