Variable | Yes (n) | Yes (%) | No (n) | No (%) | Don’t Know (n) | Don’t Know (%) |
Embarrassed to go and see the doctor | 74 | 35.2 | 129 | 61.4 | 7 | 3.4 |
Scared to go and see the doctor | 29 | 13.8 | 174 | 82.9 | 7 | 3.3 |
Worried about wasting the doctors time | 0 | 0 | 202 | 96.2 | 8 | 3.8 |
Find doctor difficult to talk to | 13 | 6 | 187 | 89 | 10 | 5 |
Difficult to make an appointment with the doctor | 0 | 0 | 197 | 93.8 | 13 | 6.2 |
Busy to make time to go to the doctor | 0 | 0 | 206 | 98.1 | 4 | 1.9 |
Seeing the doctor would be expensive/not enough money | 38 | 18.1 | 157 | 74.8 | 15 | 7.1 |
Difficult to arrange transport | 48 | 22.9 | 151 | 71.9 | 11 | 5.2 |
Worried about what the doctor might find | 15 | 7.2 | 191 | 90.9 | 4 | 1.9 |
Not feeling confident talking about symptoms | 6 | 3 | 193 | 91.9 | 11 | 5.1 |
Significant people in life would not approve | 6 | 2.9 | 187 | 89 | 17 | 8.1 |
Doctor would not understand the language | 11 | 5 | 195 | 92.9 | 4 | 2.1 |
Doctor would not understand the culture | 0 | 0 | 204 | 97.1 | 6 | 2.9 |