Variables only those who have never screened for cervical cancer (N = 280) | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Individual factors | ||
I am afraid of undergoing cervical cancer screening for fear of a bad result. | 227 | 81 |
I am afraid to have cervical cancer screening because I don’t know what will happen | 128 | 46 |
I am too young to have a test regularly | 116 | 41 |
I don’t know where to go for cervical cancer screening | 130 | 46 |
I don’t have the finances to go for cervical cancer screening. | 141 | 50 |
I feel I am at a low risk of getting cervical cancer | 150 | 53 |
I am ashamed to lie on a gynecological table for the cervical cancer screening test | 137 | 49 |
I feel ashamed being screened by a male physician. | 133 | 47 |
I think that the cervical cancer screening test if very painful | 146 | 52 |
Cervical cancer screening is for only married people | 109 | 39 |
I neglect or I can’t remember to have a regular test | 144 | 51 |
I have other problems in my life more important than a cervical cancer screening test like tuition, course work | 147 | 52 |
If there is cervical cancer development, having a screening test cannot prevent it | 161 | 57 |
My sexual partner doesn’t want me to screen for cervical cancer | 137 | 49 |
I use condoms every time I engage in sex. So I think I am protected | 146 | 52 |
University factors | ||
I have limited time to go for cervical cancer screening due to the busy university schedule. | 173 | 62 |
There are no screening services at the university hospital | 223 | 80 |
No health facility close to the university offers cervical cancer screening services | 203 | 72 |
The university health department does not inform us on screening services and where to find them | 183 | 65 |
Health facility related factors | ||
Health professionals who do the cervical cancer screening test are very rude to women. | 113 | 40 |
There are long waiting hours at cervical cancer screening centers. | 115 | 41 |
I fear that I may get hospital acquired infections during cervical cancer screening. | 171 | 61 |
It is difficult to get an appointment for cervical cancer screening at the hospital | 128 | 46 |
Sometimes the health professionals who offer the services are busy with other activities | 151 | 54 |
Sometimes the reagents used in the screening are out of stock so the health workers give me another date which is not in line with my personal schedule. | 120 | 43 |