Perceptions of non-speculum clinician sampling versus self-sampling and previous barriers to screening
| Non-speculum (N= 18)a n (%) | Self-sample (N= 42)a n (%) | P-value (χ2)b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall experience of test | 0.735 | ||
| Excellent/good | 15 (83.3) | 37 (88.1) | |
| Fair/poor | 3 (16.7) | 5 (11.9) | |
| Discomfort | 0.775 | ||
| None | 11 (61.1) | 24 (57.1) | |
| Mild/quite a lot/severe | 7 (38.9) | 18 (42.9) | |
| Unpleasantness | 0.07 | ||
| Not at all | 11 (61.1) | 34 (82.9) | |
| Mildly/fairly/very | 7 (38.9) | 7 (17.1) | |
| Embarrassment | 0.021 | ||
| Not at all | 13 (72.2) | 40 (95.2) | |
| Mildly/fairly/very | 5 (27.8) | 2 (4.8) | |
| Anxiety | 0.952 | ||
| Not at all | 12 (66.7) | 27 (65.9) | |
| Slightly/fairly/very | 6 (33.3) | 14 (34.2) | |
| Confidence test done properly | 1.0 | ||
| Not at all/not very | 1 (5.9) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Fairly/very | 16 (94.1) | 39 (95.1) | |
| Confidence in test accuracy | 0.009 | ||
| Not at all/not very | 4 (23.5) | 27 (64.3) | |
| Fairly/very | 13 (76.5) | 15 (35.7) | |
| Future preference | <0.001 | ||
| Non-speculum | 12 (70.6) | 1 (2.4) | |
| Self-sample | 4 (23.5) | 38 (90.5) | |
| Speculum | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0) | |
| No preference | 0 (0) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Previous barriers to screeningc | |||
| Forgotten | 4 (22.2) | 7 (16.7) | 0.719 |
| More important things to worry about | 0 | 5 (11.9) | 0.309 |
| Too busy | 2 (11.1) | 9 (21.4) | 0.478 |
| Not sexually active | 4 (22.2) | 11 (26.2) | 1.0 |
| Pain | 10 (56.6) | 23 (54.8) | 0.955 |
| Same partner long time | 0 | 3 (7.1) | 0.547 |
| Too embarrassed | 0 | 8 (19.1) | 0.091 |
| Frightened | 2 (11.1) | 1 (2.4) | 0.212 |
| Bad experience | 3 (16.7) | 13 (31.0) | 0.346 |
| Decided not worth going for screening | 1 (5.6) | 5 (11.9) | 0.658 |
| Important to have a clinician take the sample | |||
| Not important/somewhat important | 2 (11.1) | 31 (73.8) | <0.001 |
| Fairly important/very important | 16 (88.9) | 11 (26.2) | |