Table 2.
Knowledge and Attitude Survey Question Response Rates.
| Type | Question | No/Not Sure | Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge 1 * | Have you heard of the term ‘clinical trial’? | 63 (41.5%) | 89 (58.6%) |
| Knowledge 2 | Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Clinical trials test how safe and useful a new drug is against cancer and other diseases”. | 25 (16.5%) | 127 (83.5%) |
| Knowledge 3 * | Does taking part in a clinical trial mean you might not receive the treatment being tested? | 46 (30.3%) | 106 (69.7%) |
| Knowledge 4 * | Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In a clinical trial, the sponsor pays for the new drug being tested while all other costs are billed to your insurance company. | 102 (67.1%) | 50 (32.9%) |
| Attitude 5 | Have you ever participated in a clinical trial? | 144 (94.7%) | 8 (5.3%) |
| Attitude 6 | Has anyone you know taken part in a clinical trial? | 128 (84.2%) | 24 (15.8%) |
| Attitude 7 | If you had cancer and were asked to be in a cancer clinical trial, would you take part? | 40 (26.3%) | 112 (73.7%) |
| Attitude 8 | If you had cancer and were offered a cancer clinical trial, would you take part if it meant you needed to leave Guam for treatment? | 36 (23.7%) | 116 (76.3%) |
| Attitude 9 | If you had cancer, would you prefer to take part in a cancer clinical trial offered in Guam rather than going off island for the same treatment? | 32 (21.1%) | 120 (78.9%) |
| Attitude 10 | If you had cancer, do you believe you would benefit by taking part in a clinical trial in Guam? | 31 (20.4%) | 121 (79.6%) |
| Attitude 11 | If you had cancer, would you take part in a clinical trial if you believed it would help other people in your community? | 11 (7.2%) | 141 (92.8%) |
| Attitude 12 | If you had cancer, would you take part in a clinical trial if you believed it would lead to new treatments for cancer? | 13 (8.6%) | 139 (91.4%) |
| Attitude 13 * | Do you think you would receive good quality treatment from a clinical trial offered in Guam? | 61 (40.1%) | 91 (59.9%) |
| Attitude 14 * | Do you think that people who take part in cancer clinical trials are treated like ‘guinea pigs’? | 99 (65.1%) | 53 (34.9%) |
| Attitude 15 | Would the possibility of serious side effects stop you from taking part in a clinical trial? | 52 (34.2%) | 100 (65.8%) |
| Attitude 16 | Do you think your health insurance would cover you if you took part in a clinical trial in Guam? | 117 (77.0%) | 35 (23.0%) |
| Attitude 17 * | Do you think you would have to pay more out-of-pocket expenses if you took part in a clinical trial in Guam? | 67 (44.1%) | 85 (55.9%) |
| Attitude 18 | If you had cancer, would you want your doctor to offer you a clinical trial in Guam? | 32 (21.1%) | 120 (78.9%) |
| Attitude 19 | If you had cancer, would you be willing to change doctors in order to take part in a clinical trial in Guam? | 32 (21.1%) | 120 (78.9%) |
| Attitude 20 * | If you had cancer, would the doctor’s ethnicity be important in your decision to take part in a cancer clinical trial? | 105 (69.1%) | 47 (30.9%) |
| Attitude 21 | Would you be willing to take part in a cancer clinical trial if the doctor was not your ethnicity? | 38 (25%) | 114 (75%) |
| Attitude 22 * | If your doctor gave you advice that goes against your cultural beliefs, would you listen to them? | 56 (36.8%) | 96 (63.2%) |
| Attitude 23 | Do you trust western medicine? | 30 (19.7%) | 122 (80.3%) |
| Attitude 24 | How important is having the emotional support of your family or social group in your decision to take part in a cancer clinical trial? | 8 (5.3%) | 144 (94.7%) |
| Attitude 25 * | How important is the support of your religious community if you decided to take part in a cancer clinical trial? | 68 (44.7%) | 84 (55.35%) |
| Attitude 26 * | If you had cancer, would you seek traditional healing practices? | 50 (32.9%) | 102 (67.1%) |
| Attitude 27 * | Have you ever gone to a suruhano for health care? | 90 (59.2%) | 62 (40.8%) |
| Attitude 28 | Can a suruhano treat cancer? | 129 (84.9%) | 12 (15.1%) |
| Attitude 29 * | If you had cancer, would you seek treatment by a suruhano? | 94 (61.8%) | 58 (38.2%) |
| Attitude 30 | Do you believe cancer is caused by taotaomo’na (ancient spirits)? | 144 (94.7%) | 8 (5.3%) |
| Attitude 31 | Do you trust traditional medicine? | 45 (29.6%) | 107 (70.4%) |
* Distribution of Survey Question for which combined categories of ‘Yes’ or ‘No/Not Sure’ comprised more than 30% of the sample: n(%). Data analyses were reported only for questions that met this analytical criterion.