Table 1.
CHBM Survey
| Category | No | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| Susceptibility | 1 | It is likely that I will get cervical cancer in the future |
| Susceptibility | 2 | My chances of getting cervical cancer in the next few years are high |
| Susceptibility | 3 | I feel I will get cervical cancer sometime during my life |
| Susceptibility | 4 | I feel I will get cervical cancer sometime during my life because I have family history of cancer |
| Severity | 5 | The thought of cervical cancer scares me |
| Severity | 6 | When I think about cervical cancer, I feel worried |
| Severity | 7 | I am afraid to think about of cervical cancer |
| Severity | 8 | Problems I would experience with cervical cancer would last a long time |
| Severity | 9 | Cervical cancer would threaten a relationship with my husband, boyfriend, or partner |
| Severity | 10 | If I had cervical cancer my whole life would change |
| Severity | 11 | If I developed cervical cancer, I would not live longer than 5 years |
| Benefits | 12 | I want to discover health problems early |
| Benefits | 13 | Maintaining good health is extremely important to me |
| Benefits | 14 | I look for new information to improve my health |
| Benefits | 15 | I feel it is important to carry out activities which will improve my health |
| Benefits | 16 | Having regular Pap smear tests will help to find changes to the cervix, before they turn into cancer |
| Benefits | 17 | If cervical cancer was found at a regular Pap smear test its treatment would not be so bad |
| Benefits | 18 | I think that having a regular Pap smear test is the best way for cervical cancer to be diagnosed early |
| Benefits | 19 | Having regular Pap smear tests will decrease my chances of dying from cervical cancer |
| Motivation | 20 | I eat well-balanced meals for my health |
| Motivation | 21 | I exercise at least 3 times a week for my health |
| Motivation | 22 | I have regular health check-ups even when I am not sick |
| sBarriers | 23 | I am afraid to have a Pap smear test for fear of a bad result |
| Barriers | 24 | I am afraid to have a Pap smear test because I don’t know what will happen |
| Barriers | 25 | I don’t know where to go for a Pap smear test |
| Barriers | 26 | I would be ashamed to lie on a gynaecologic examination table |
| Barriers | 27 | Undergoing a Pap smear test takes too much time |
| Barriers | 28 | Undergoing a Pap smear test is too painful |
| Barriers | 29 | Health professionals performing Pap smear tests are rude to women |
| Barriers | 30 | I have other problems in my life which are more important than having a Pap smear test |
| Barriers | 31 | I am too old to have a Pap smear test regularly |
| Barriers | 32 | Undergoing a Pap smear test is too uncomfortable |
| Barriers | 33 | I think that having a regular Pap smear test is required only if one has an active sexual life |
| Barriers | 34 | My religion does not allow me to undergo a Pap smear test |
| Barriers | 35 | Preparing for a Pap smear test can be inconvenient for me |
| Barriers | 36 | Undergoing a Pap smear test can cause problems with my partner |
| Barriers | 37 | I am too young to have a Pap smear test regularly |