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

Table 3 Correlations ¹ in average ratings for clusters of barriers by key stakeholders

Type	Residents²	Community service organizations
Mammogram survey ⁵
Community Org³	0.84
Health Service Org⁴	0.42	0.77
Pap test survey ⁵
Community Org	0.80
Health Service Org	0.50	0.86
Fecal occult blood test survey ⁵
Community Org	0.80
Health Service Org	0.31	0.77
Feasibility survey ⁶
Community Org	0.54
Health Service Org	0.24	0.78

1. Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
2. Residents include male and female immigrants from South Asian countries (e.g. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka).
3. 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.
4. Health service organizations include staff from the regional department of public, administrators from health service organizations and primary care providers.
5. 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.
6. 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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