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Table 2 Ratings on barriers to cancer screening among south asians

From: Using concept mapping in the knowledge-to-action process to compare stakeholder opinions on barriers to use of cancer screening among South Asians

 

Overall

Residents1

Community service organizations2

Health service organizations3

 

n = 46

n = 15

n = 12

n = 19

Ranking (mean rating) mammogram survey 4

Ethno-cultural discordance

1 (4.87)

2 (4.95)

1 (5.11)

1 (4.66)

Limited knowledge among residents

2 (4.77)

1 (4.96)

2 (5.01)

3 (4.47)

Health education programs

3 (4.76)

3 (4.88)

3 (4.94)

2 (4.55)

Health system

4 (4.40)

5 (4.60)

4 (4.66)

5 (4.09)

Cost

5 (4.24)

4 (4.86)

5 (4.58)

7 (3.53)

Limited knowledge among physicians

5 (4.24)

7 (4.33)

6 (4.35)

4 (4.10)

Patients’ beliefs, fears, lack of support

6 (4.18)

6 (4.56)

7 (4.21)

6 (3.85)

Ranking (mean rating) pap test survey 4

Ethno-cultural discordance

1 (4.89)

2 (4.88)

1 (5.24)

1 (4.68)

Health education programs

2 (4.80)

1 (4.98)

3 (5.10)

2 (4.47)

Limited knowledge among residents

3 (4.74)

3 (4.88)

2 (5.11)

3 (4.40)

Health system

4 (4.36)

5 (4.59)

4 (4.66)

5 (3.99)

Limited knowledge among physicians

5 (4.25)

7 (4.30)

5 (4.46)

4 (4.06)

Patients’ beliefs, fears, lack of support

6 (4.19)

6 (4.55)

7 (4.27)

6 (3.86)

Cost

7 (4.09)

4 (4.72)

6 (4.44)

7 (3.37)

Ranking (mean rating) fecal occult blood test survey 4

Health education programs

1 (4.70)

3 (4.71)

2 (5.02)

1 (4.50)

Limited knowledge among residents

2 (4.69)

1 (4.78)

3 (4.95)

2 (4.46)

Ethno-cultural discordance

3 (4.64)

4 (4.65)

1 (5.05)

3 (4.37)

Health system

4 (4.31)

5 (4.43)

4 (4.62)

5 (4.02)

Limited knowledge among physicians

5 (4.27)

7 (4.22)

6 (4.42)

4 (4.22)

Cost

6 (4.14)

2 (4.72)

5 (4.58)

7 (3.40)

Patients’ beliefs, fears, lack of support

7 (3.90)

6 (4.28)

7 (4.16)

6 (3.43)

Ranking (mean rating) feasibility survey 5

Health education programs

1 (4.93)

2 (5.07)

1 (4.96)

1 (4.80)

Limited knowledge among residents

2 (4.71)

3 (4.95)

3 (4.67)

2 (4.56)

Ethno-cultural discordance

3 (4.49)

1 (5.10)

2 (4.81)

4 (3.82)

Limited knowledge among physicians

4 (4.36)

7 (4.48)

4 (4.36)

3 (4.28)

Health system

5 (4.25)

5 (4.73)

5 (4.33)

5 (3.81)

Cost

6 (4.10)

4 (4.92)

7 (3.89)

6 (3.58)

Patients’ beliefs, fears, lack of support

7 (3.87)

6 (4.72)

6 (3.96)

7 (3.14)

  1. 1. Residents include male and female immigrants from South Asian countries (e.g. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka).
  2. 2. Community service organizations include administrators and staff from business that routinely provide outreach and education to South Asian residents for the purpose of relocation assistance, health promotion, or other social services but do not provide cancer screening services.
  3. 3. Health service organizations include staff from the regional department of public, administrators from health service organizations and primary care providers.
  4. 4. Question: How likely is it that addressing this barrier would increase the use of [specific test] among South Asians? Scale 1–6: extremely unlikely, very unlikely, unlikely, likely, very likely, extremely likely.
  5. 5. Question: How strongly do you agree with the statement, It would be easy for the Peel community to remove this barrier within 2–3 years? Scale 1–6: strongly disagree, disagree, somewhat disagree, somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree.
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