Table 4.
Attitudes towards cervical cancer among men with partners eligible for cervical cancer screening (n = 110)*
| How would you feel if your partner told you she had cervical cancer? | |
|---|---|
| Theme | Frequency (% of responses) |
| Emotion | |
| Sad | 29 (26.4) |
| Pain | 14 (12.7) |
| Bad (includes bad, disappointed, stressed, shocked, afraid, depressed, dismay) | 23 (20.9) |
| Other (includes sympathy, strange, amused) | 9 (8.2) |
| Outlook | |
| Acceptance of diagnosis | 5 (4.5) |
| Diagnosis is normal | 11 (10.0) |
| Behavior | |
| Seek help for partner | 24 (21.8) |
| Cervical Cancer Beliefs | |
| Cervical cancer is treatable | 3 (2.7) |
| No cure for cervical cancer | 1 (0.9) |
| Cervical cancer expensive to treat | 3 (2.7) |
| How would you feel if your partner told you she had HIV? | |
| Theme | Frequency (% of responses) |
| Emotion | |
| Pain | 8 (7.3) |
| Sad | 5 (4.5) |
| Sorry (includes sorry, remorse) | 4 (3.6) |
| Bad (includes bad, stressed, disappointed, afraid, angry, depressed) | 12 (10.9) |
| Other (includes astonished, calm, strange) | 5 (4.5) |
| Outlook | |
| Acceptance of diagnosis | 15 (13.6) |
| Diagnosis is normal | 59 (53.6) |
| Behavior | |
| Seek help for partner | 5 (4.5) |
| Talk w/partner | 1 (0.9) |
| Get tested | 3 (2.7) |
*Answer responses (n = 110) were qualitatively analyzed using a general inductive approach, and frequencies were computed based on how often the themes occurred in the responses. Answer responses could include more than one theme.