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Table 6 Health belief model scores of participants (single participants excluded: N = 392)

From: Using the health belief model to assess beliefs and behaviors regarding cervical cancer screening among Saudi women: a cross-sectional observational study

Variables

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Susceptibility

It is likely that I will get cervical cancer in the future

82

169

141

My chances of getting cervical cancer in the next few years are high

37

143

212

I feel I will get cervical cancer some time during my life

21

128

243

Average score

46.6

146.6

198.6

%

11.9

37.4

50.6

Seriousness

 The thought of cervical cancer scares me

173

90

129

 When I think about cervical cancer, my heart beats faster

137

99

156

 I am afraid to think about cervical cancer

205

69

118

 Problems I would experience with cervical cancer would last a long time

140

129

123

 Cervical cancer would threaten a relationship with my husband

176

103

113

 If I had cervical cancer my whole life would change

175

101

116

 If I developed cervical cancer, I would not live longer than 5 years

50

143

199

 Average score

150.8

104.8

136.2

 %

38.4

26.7

34.7

Benefits

 I want to discover health problems early

339

36

17

 Maintaining good health is extremely important to me

344

31

17

 I look for new information to improve my health

355

27

10

 I feel it is important to carry out activities which will improve my health

352

31

9

 Having regular Pap smear tests will help to find changes to the cervix, before they turn into cancer

325

54

13

 If cervical cancer was found at a regular Pap smear test its treatment would not be so bad

283

63

46

 I think that having a regular Pap smear test is the best way for cervical cancer to be diagnosed early

325

51

16

 Having regular Pap smear tests will decrease my chances of dying from cervical cancer

276

77

39

 Average score

325

46

20.8

 %

82.8

11.7

5.3

Motivation

 I eat well-balanced meals for my health

310

64

18

 I exercise at least 3 times a week for my health

263

91

38

 I have regular health check-ups even when I am not sick

240

93

59

 Average score

271

82.6

38.3

 %

69.1

21.1

9.7

Barriers

 I am afraid to have a Pap smear test for fear of a bad result

88

98

206

 I am afraid to have a Pap smear test because I don’t know what will happen

96

100

196

 I don’t know where to go for a Pap smear test

203

73

116

 I would be ashamed to lie on a gynecologic examination table

159

61

172

 Undergoing a Pap smear test takes too much time

46

192

154

 Undergoing a Pap smear test is too painful

83

188

121

 Health professionals performing Pap smear tests are rude to women

48

166

178

 I neglect or cannot remember to have a Pap smear test regularly

148

142

102

 I have other problems in my life which are more important than having a Pap smear test

72

106

214

 I am too old to have a Pap smear test regularly

33

87

272

 There is no health center close to my house to have a Pap smear test

147

115

130

 If there is cervical cancer development in my destiny, having a Pap smear test cannot prevent it

166

88

138

 I prefer that a female doctor conducts a Pap smear test

310

58

24

 I will never have a Pap smear test if I have to pay for it

85

91

216

 I do not have time to get a Pap smear test

60

111

221

 The Pap smear test may move the intrauterine device

35

234

123

 My husband does not want me to get a Pap smear test

29

128

235

 It Is difficult to get an appointment for a Pap smear test

125

123

144

 Average score

107.4

120.1

164.5

 %

27.4

30.6

41.9