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| Barriers | Frequency |
| Anxious feeling once the disease was diagnosed | 2825(47.6%) |
| No symptoms/discomfort | 2023(34.1%) |
| Do not know the benefit in cervical cancer screening | 795(13.4%) |
| Afraid to be deceived | 734(12.4%) |
| Afraid of pain during screening | 673(11.4%) |
| Cervical cancer is incurable even if screening is effective | 660(11.1%) |
| Husband disapproves of cervical cancer screening | 130(2.2%) |
