Table 3.
Correlations1 in average ratings for clusters of barriers by key stakeholders
| Type | Residents2 | Community service organizations |
|---|---|---|
|
Mammogram survey5 | ||
| Community Org3 |
0.84 |
|
| Health Service Org4 |
0.42 |
0.77 |
|
Pap test survey5 | ||
| Community Org |
0.80 |
|
| Health Service Org |
0.50 |
0.86 |
|
Fecal occult blood test survey5 | ||
| Community Org |
0.80 |
|
| Health Service Org |
0.31 |
0.77 |
|
Feasibility survey6 | ||
| Community Org |
0.54 |
|
| Health Service Org | 0.24 | 0.78 |
1. Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
2. Residents include male and female immigrants from South Asian countries (e.g. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka).
3. Community service organizations include administrators and staff from business that routinely provide outreach and education to South Asian residents for the purpose of relocation assistance, health promotion, or other social services but do not provide cancer screening services.
4. Health service organizations include staff from the regional department of public, administrators from health service organizations and primary care providers.
5. Question: How likely is it that addressing this barrier would increase the use of [specific test] among South Asians? Scale 1–6: extremely unlikely, very unlikely, unlikely, likely, very likely, extremely likely.
6. Question: How strongly do you agree with the statement, It would be easy for the Peel community to remove this barrier within 2–3 years? Scale 1–6: strongly disagree, disagree, somewhat disagree, somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree.