Table 6.
Health belief model scores of participants (single participants excluded: N = 392)
| Variables | Agree | Neutral | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susceptibility | |||
| It is likely that I will get cervical cancer in the future | 82 | 169 | 141 |
| My chances of getting cervical cancer in the next few years are high | 37 | 143 | 212 |
| I feel I will get cervical cancer some time during my life | 21 | 128 | 243 |
| Average score | 46.6 | 146.6 | 198.6 |
| % | 11.9 | 37.4 | 50.6 |
| Seriousness | |||
| The thought of cervical cancer scares me | 173 | 90 | 129 |
| When I think about cervical cancer, my heart beats faster | 137 | 99 | 156 |
| I am afraid to think about cervical cancer | 205 | 69 | 118 |
| Problems I would experience with cervical cancer would last a long time | 140 | 129 | 123 |
| Cervical cancer would threaten a relationship with my husband | 176 | 103 | 113 |
| If I had cervical cancer my whole life would change | 175 | 101 | 116 |
| If I developed cervical cancer, I would not live longer than 5 years | 50 | 143 | 199 |
| Average score | 150.8 | 104.8 | 136.2 |
| % | 38.4 | 26.7 | 34.7 |
| Benefits | |||
| I want to discover health problems early | 339 | 36 | 17 |
| Maintaining good health is extremely important to me | 344 | 31 | 17 |
| I look for new information to improve my health | 355 | 27 | 10 |
| I feel it is important to carry out activities which will improve my health | 352 | 31 | 9 |
| Having regular Pap smear tests will help to find changes to the cervix, before they turn into cancer | 325 | 54 | 13 |
| If cervical cancer was found at a regular Pap smear test its treatment would not be so bad | 283 | 63 | 46 |
| I think that having a regular Pap smear test is the best way for cervical cancer to be diagnosed early | 325 | 51 | 16 |
| Having regular Pap smear tests will decrease my chances of dying from cervical cancer | 276 | 77 | 39 |
| Average score | 325 | 46 | 20.8 |
| % | 82.8 | 11.7 | 5.3 |
| Motivation | |||
| I eat well-balanced meals for my health | 310 | 64 | 18 |
| I exercise at least 3 times a week for my health | 263 | 91 | 38 |
| I have regular health check-ups even when I am not sick | 240 | 93 | 59 |
| Average score | 271 | 82.6 | 38.3 |
| % | 69.1 | 21.1 | 9.7 |
| Barriers | |||
| I am afraid to have a Pap smear test for fear of a bad result | 88 | 98 | 206 |
| I am afraid to have a Pap smear test because I don’t know what will happen | 96 | 100 | 196 |
| I don’t know where to go for a Pap smear test | 203 | 73 | 116 |
| I would be ashamed to lie on a gynecologic examination table | 159 | 61 | 172 |
| Undergoing a Pap smear test takes too much time | 46 | 192 | 154 |
| Undergoing a Pap smear test is too painful | 83 | 188 | 121 |
| Health professionals performing Pap smear tests are rude to women | 48 | 166 | 178 |
| I neglect or cannot remember to have a Pap smear test regularly | 148 | 142 | 102 |
| I have other problems in my life which are more important than having a Pap smear test | 72 | 106 | 214 |
| I am too old to have a Pap smear test regularly | 33 | 87 | 272 |
| There is no health center close to my house to have a Pap smear test | 147 | 115 | 130 |
| If there is cervical cancer development in my destiny, having a Pap smear test cannot prevent it | 166 | 88 | 138 |
| I prefer that a female doctor conducts a Pap smear test | 310 | 58 | 24 |
| I will never have a Pap smear test if I have to pay for it | 85 | 91 | 216 |
| I do not have time to get a Pap smear test | 60 | 111 | 221 |
| The Pap smear test may move the intrauterine device | 35 | 234 | 123 |
| My husband does not want me to get a Pap smear test | 29 | 128 | 235 |
| It Is difficult to get an appointment for a Pap smear test | 125 | 123 | 144 |
| Average score | 107.4 | 120.1 | 164.5 |
| % | 27.4 | 30.6 | 41.9 |