. 2021 Dec 31;72(714):e26–e33. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0350

Table 4.

Perceptions of non-speculum clinician sampling versus self-sampling and previous barriers to screening

	Non-speculum (N= 18)^a n (%)	Self-sample (N= 42)^a n (%)	P-value (χ²)^b
Overall experience of test			0.735
Excellent/good	15 (83.3)	37 (88.1)
Fair/poor	3 (16.7)	5 (11.9)

Discomfort			0.775
None	11 (61.1)	24 (57.1)
Mild/quite a lot/severe	7 (38.9)	18 (42.9)

Unpleasantness			0.07
Not at all	11 (61.1)	34 (82.9)
Mildly/fairly/very	7 (38.9)	7 (17.1)

Embarrassment			0.021
Not at all	13 (72.2)	40 (95.2)
Mildly/fairly/very	5 (27.8)	2 (4.8)

Anxiety			0.952
Not at all	12 (66.7)	27 (65.9)
Slightly/fairly/very	6 (33.3)	14 (34.2)

Confidence test done properly			1.0
Not at all/not very	1 (5.9)	2 (4.9)
Fairly/very	16 (94.1)	39 (95.1)

Confidence in test accuracy			0.009
Not at all/not very	4 (23.5)	27 (64.3)
Fairly/very	13 (76.5)	15 (35.7)

Future preference			<0.001
Non-speculum	12 (70.6)	1 (2.4)
Self-sample	4 (23.5)	38 (90.5)
Speculum	1 (5.9)	0 (0)
No preference	0 (0)	3 (7.1)

Previous barriers to screening^c
Forgotten	4 (22.2)	7 (16.7)	0.719
More important things to worry about	0	5 (11.9)	0.309
Too busy	2 (11.1)	9 (21.4)	0.478
Not sexually active	4 (22.2)	11 (26.2)	1.0
Pain	10 (56.6)	23 (54.8)	0.955
Same partner long time	0	3 (7.1)	0.547
Too embarrassed	0	8 (19.1)	0.091
Frightened	2 (11.1)	1 (2.4)	0.212
Bad experience	3 (16.7)	13 (31.0)	0.346
Decided not worth going for screening	1 (5.6)	5 (11.9)	0.658

Important to have a clinician take the sample
Not important/somewhat important	2 (11.1)	31 (73.8)	<0.001
Fairly important/very important	16 (88.9)	11 (26.2)

Please note there are missing data for some questions.

Fisher’s exact test was used for all data except experience, discomfort, unpleasantness, and anxiety.

Participants could endorse more than one barrier.