Table 3.

Attitudes toward cervical cancer screening, by history of cervical cancer screening.^a

Characteristic	All women (n=399)	History of cervical cancer screening
		Yes (n=36)	No (n=363)	P value
I want to be screened for cervical cancer				>0.99
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	15/399 (3.8)	1/36 (2.8)	14/363 (3.9)
Agree	384/399 (96.2)	35/36 (97.2)	349/363 (96.1)
The queue for follow-up services for a positive cervical cancer screen is too long				0.854
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	135/399 (33.8)	13/36 (36.1)	122/363 (33.6)
Agree	264/399 (66.2)	23/36 (63.9)	241/363 (66.4)
It is embarrassing to be screened for cervical cancer				0.514
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	322/396 (81.3)	30/35 (85.7)	292/361 (80.9)
Agree	74/396 (18.7)	5/35 (14.3)	69/361 (19.1)
Cervical examination is painful				0.077
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	288/399 (72.2)	21/36 (58.3)	267/363 (73.6)
Agree	111/399 (27.8)	15/36 (41.7)	96/363 (26.4)
I would prefer a woman to examine me for cervical cancer				0.71
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	20/399 (5.0)	1/36 (2.8)	19/363 (5.2)
Agree	379/399 (95.0)	35/36 (97.2)	344/363 (94.8)
I would feel more comfortable with a female nurse in the room if a male doctor is examining my cervix				0.243
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	22/399 (5.5)	0/36	22/363 (6.1)
Agree	377/399 (94.5)	36/36 (100.0)	341/363 (93.9)
I would be able to attend the clinic for cervical cancer screening on a Saturday				0.094
Disagree/neither agree nor disagree	30/399 (7.5)	0/36	30/363 (8.3)
Agree	369/399 (92.5)	36/36 (100.0)	333/363 (91.7)
Attitude score				0.001
Poor	10/399 (2.5)	1/36 (2.8)	9/363 (2.5)
Average	306/399 (76.7)	18/36 (50.0)	288/363 (79.3)
Good	83/399 (20.8)	17/36 (47.2)	66/363 (18.2)

^aValues are given as number/total number of responses (percentage) unless indicated otherwise