Table 4. Attitudes concerning BC, CC and barriers to screening.
| Question | Healthcare professionals | Healthcare students | Total | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly/somewhat agreea | ||||
| Breast Cancer | ||||
| BC screening is an essential part of women’s healthcare | 193 (99.0) | 201 (99.0) | 394 (99.0) | n.s. |
| BC is a very serious disease | 193 (99.0) | 196 (99.5) | 389 (99.2) | n.s. |
| A BC screening programme should be started or expanded in my community | 193 (99.0) | 190 (97.9) | 383 (98.5) | n.s. |
| My patients have more pressing health problems than screening | 187 (96.9) | 166 (87.8) | 353 (92.4) | 0.0008 |
| I have not had the necessary training in order to screen | 138 (71.1) | 156 (82.5) | 294 (76.8) | 0.0082 |
| The screening tests are too expensive for my patients | 126 (65.0) | 148 (81.3) | 274 (72.9) | 0.0004 |
| I do not have time or am too busy to screen | 89 (45.9) | 95 (51.4) | 184 (48.6) | n.s. |
| I do not have the necessary equipment or supplies to screen | 168 (86.2) | 153 (79.3) | 321 (82.7) | n.s. |
| The screening procedures are too difficult | 96 (49.2) | 100 (57.1) | 196 (53.0) | n.s. |
| I do not have the necessary laboratory resources to screen | 177 (92.2) | 156 (84.3) | 333 (88.3) | 0.0174 |
| I do not have the capacity to follow-up with patients after screening | 116 (61.0) | 135 (73.8) | 251 (67.3) | 0.0089 |
| Cervical Cancer | ||||
| CC screening is an essential part of women’s healthcare | 190 (100.0) | 190 (96.0) | 380 (97.9) | 0.0051 |
| CC is a very serious disease | 191 (100.0) | 188 (97.4) | 379 (98.7) | 0.0252 |
| A CC screening programme should be started or expanded in my community | 188 (99.5) | 186 (97.4) | 374 (98.4) | n.s. |
| My patients have more pressing health problems than screening | 189 (97.4) | 165 (88.2) | 354 (92.9) | 0.0005 |
| I have not had the necessary training in order to screen | 136 (69.7) | 158 (81.4) | 294 (75.6) | 0.0072 |
| The screening tests are too expensive for my patients | 115 (59.9) | 143 (77.3) | 258 (68.4) | 0.0003 |
| I do not have time or am too busy to screen | 78 (41.5) | 86 (46.5) | 164 (44.0) | n.s. |
| I do not have the necessary equipment or supplies to screen | 172 (87.8) | 158 (84.0) | 330 (85.9) | n.s. |
| The screening procedures are too difficult | 84 (43.8) | 108 (61.4) | 192 (52.2) | 0.0007 |
| I do not have the necessary laboratory resources to screen | 174 (90.2) | 148 (80.4) | 322 (85.4) | 0.0075 |
| I do not have the capacity to follow-up with patients after screening | 103 (54.8) | 126 (67.7) | 229 (61.2) | 0.0101 |
a
Values are frequency (percent). ‘I don’t know’ responses coded as missing
b
p-value is for χ2 test between healthcare professionals and healthcare students.