Table 2.

Alignment of participants’ statements with the HBM.

Rank	Construct of HBM	Subthemes	Number of participants whose statements aligned with the rank
Low	Susceptibility	Proximity to threat	14/20
		Current well stewardship practices (ie, treatment and testing)
		Current on farm/acreage practices (eg, fencing off well area and limiting land use around well head)
		Well infrastructure (ie, location of well and depth of well)
Low-medium	Barriers	Delivery of well water samples to sample drop-off locations	17/20
		Hours of operation of sample drop-off locations
		Lack of awareness of no charge water testing services
		Reminders to conduct water testing on a more frequent basis
High	Severity	Illnesses and mortality associated with well water contamination	16/20
		Problems and expense associated with finding alternative water sources on property in the event of contamination
		Implications on livestock health
High	Benefits	Safeguard human and animal health	18/20
		Give peace of mind over well water quality
		Knowledge of the state of the aquifer well is tapping into
High	Self-efficacy	Well water testing is a relatively easy task to conduct	20/20
		All well owners tested their well water quality as part of the study
		Few barriers were mentioned in terms of the process of conducting a water test

Abbreviation: HBM, Health Belief Model.