Table 2.
Participants’ (n = 22) perceptions of factors that motivate women to seek screening or treatment for cervical cancer in Lima, Peru (Apr – Oct 2019).
| Factor | Screening N | Treatment N |
|---|---|---|
| Concern about cancer | 17 | 21 |
| Concern about cancer in family/friends | 17 | 9 |
| Free or affordable services | 14 | 6 |
| Read or heard information about screening/treatment | 11 | 7 |
| Having had a good experience with screening/care in past | 8 | 9 |
| Building community awareness about cervical cancer | 7 | –a |
| Individual counseling by health provider | –a | 9 |
| Encouragement from family/friends | 7 | 4 |
| Encouragement from a health provider | 3 | 8 |
| Convenience | 2 | 0 |
| Have access to private versus government clinic | 0 | 5 |
| Other | 11b | 4c |
No participants chose the following response categories: Do not know, and Refused.
a
Response option not included in survey.
b
Other reported reasons for why women choose to get screening include prestige of La Liga, accessibility of screening site (La Liga), presence of symptoms or vaginal infections, dissemination of information via social media, and presence of health problems.
c
Other reported reasons for why women choose treatment include prestige of La Liga, trust in health system, and fear of dying of cancer.