Table 5 Reasons for the post-performance preference for health personnel specimen collection
Reasons | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
The health personnel would have done theirs better because they were professionals, experienced and know what they were about | 85 | 66.9 |
The participants had no idea about cervical screening | 16 | 12.6 |
The participants were not confident they performed the self-specimen collection correctly. | 14 | 11.0 |
In order to obtain good and/or the right results | 2 | 1.4 |
The health personnel would find another problem or unusual occurrences if any around the sampling area | 2 | 1.4 |
The pap smear was not difficult and there was no pain | 1 | 0.7 |
Participant was afraid she was going to hurt herself with the self-specimen collection device | 1 | 0.7 |
The participant stated that the self-sampling device is not user-friendly | 1 | 0.7 |
The nurse could see what she was doing, but the participant did not see what she did during self-specimen. | 1 | 0.7 |
Had no problem with the health personnel examinations and sample collection | 1 | 0.7 |
Gave no reason | 6 | 4.7 |
Total | 127 | 100.0 |