Dimension | Definition |
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Perceived severity | Refers to women’s views on the seriousness of contracting a disease, here, cervical cancer. |
Perceived susceptibility | Refers to women’s perceptions of the risk of acquiring the disease. |
Perceived barriers | Refers to women’s feelings on the obstacles to performing a behavior, here, being screened for cervical cancer. |
Perceived benefits | Refers to women’s perceptions of the effectiveness of this screening to reduce the threat of cervical cancer. |
Cues to action | This is the stimulus needed to trigger the decision-making process to accept a recommended health action. |
Self-efficacy | Refers to the level of women’s confidence in their ability to successfully perform the screening. It usually refers to knowing the screening location and feeling confident to achieve the different screening steps. |