Table 2 Assessment of cancer prevention screening behaviour
CPS | Sample | Assessment | Construction of variables assessing CPS1 |
|---|---|---|---|
HPV vaccination2 | Women aged < 31 | “Have you had an HPV vaccination?” 0 = no, 1 = yes | 0 = no vaccination |
1 = being vaccinated | |||
Pap smear test | Women aged ≥ 20 | “How often do you use this particular CPS?” five-point Likert scale (0 = never, 1 = less than once a year, 2 = once a year, 3 = twice a year, 4 = more than twice a year) | 0 = less than once a year |
1 = at least once a year | |||
Clinical examination of the breast | Women aged ≥ 30 | ||
Mammography screening | Women aged 50–69 | “Have you ever used this particular CPS and if so how often?” seven-point Likert scale (0 = never, 1 once, 2 = twice, 3 = three times, 4 = four times, 5 = five times, 6 = more than five times) | 0 = less than every two years |
1 = at least every two years | |||
FOBT | Women aged ≥ 50 | 0 = less than once a year for women aged 50–54 or less than every other year for women aged ≥ 55 | |
1 = at least annually for women aged 50–54 or at least every other year for women aged ≥ 55 | |||
Colonoscopy | Women aged ≥ 50 | 0 = no colonoscopy or less than every ten years | |
1 = at least every ten years | |||
Self-examination of the breast | Women aged ≥ 30 | “How often do you examine your breast by yourself?” Seven-point Likert scale (0 = never, 1 = infrequent, 2 = once a month, 3 = several times a month, 4 = once a week, 5 = several times a week, 6 = daily) | Metric variable |