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Table 1 CHBM Survey

From: Improving intervention design to promote cervical cancer screening among hard-to-reach women: assessing beliefs and predicting individual attendance probabilities in Bogotá, Colombia

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