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. 2013 Mar 8;13:208. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-208

Table 8.

Barriers to behaviour change

Barrier Number of participants (% of the total) Mentions (% of the total)
Convenience
13 (59)
40 (27)
Personal cost
12 (54)
22 (15)
Don’t know what to do
11 (50)
24 (16)
Lack of time
9 (41)
18 (12)
Negative economic impacts
8 (36)
13 (9)
Discomfort
7 (32)
8 (5)
Physical barrier
5 (23)
6 (4)
Already doing everything I can
4 (18)
5 (3)
I won’t make a difference
4 (18)
5 (3)
Habit, culture
4 (18)
4 (3)
Availability of options
3 (14)
5 (3)
Total * 22 150 (100)

* This is not equal to the sum of the numbers in the column due to overlap in responses.