Table 2. Descriptive statistics of external barriers (N=262).
Items# | n (%) |
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Time Conflict | |
|
|
Have things to do at home | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 160 (61.1) |
Otherwise1 | 102 (38.9) |
Does not fit my time schedule | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 158 (60.3) |
Otherwise1 | 104 (39.7) |
Treatment Accessibility | |
|
|
Moving too far away | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 149 (56.9) |
Otherwise1 | 113 (43.1) |
Do not know where to go | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 218 (83.2) |
Otherwise1 | 44 (16.8) |
Difficult getting to and from treatment | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 246 (93.9) |
Otherwise1 | 16 (6.1) |
Entry Difficulty | |
|
|
Waiting list too long | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 195 (74.4) |
Otherwise | 67 (25.6) |
Too many steps | |
Agree/Strongly Agree | 230 (87.8) |
Otherwise1 | 32 (12.2) |
Note.
Responses to each barrier item were measures on a five-point scale:
Strongly disagree;
2-Disagree; 3-Neutral; 4-Agree; and 5-Strongly agree. In this study, a response of Agree or Strongly Agree was coded 1, otherwise 0.