Table 1 Characteristics of service user participants
From: Influences on uptake of cancer screening in mental health service users: a qualitative study
|  | London (n = 29) n/range (mean) | Dorset (n = 16) n/range (mean) | Total (n = 45) n (%)/range (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Female | 26 | 13 | 39 (87 %) |
 Male | 3 | 3 | 6 (13 %) |
Age | 33–70 (51) | 26–73 (46) | 26–73 (49) |
Ethnicitya | |||
 White British | 15 | 16 | 31 (69 %) |
 Black or Black British – African | 3 | 0 | 3 (7 %) |
 Black or Black British – Caribbean | 5 | 0 | 5 (11) |
 Mixed – white and Black African | 2 | 0 | 2 (4 %) |
 Mixed – white and Black Caribbean | 2 | 0 | 2 (4 %) |
 Otherb | 2 | 0 | 2 (4 %) |
Diagnosisc | |||
 Schizophrenia | 2 | 1 | 3 (7 %) |
 Schizoaffective disorder | 4 | 1 | 5 (11 %) |
 Bipolar disorderd | 12 | 3 | 15 (33 %) |
 Other psychosis | 1 | 1 | 2 (4 %) |
 Depressione | 4 | 3 | 7 (16 %) |
 Depression & anxiety | 3 | 2 | 5 (11 %) |
 Anxiety disorder | 1 | 1 | 2 (4 %) |
 Personality disorderd | 2 | 1 | 3 (7 %) |
 Personality disorder & depressione | 0 | 3 | 3 (7 %) |
Duration of diagnosis (years) | 1–50 (20) | 6–44 (15) | 1–50 (19) |
Current mental healthcare | |||
 Inpatient | 4 | 10 | 14 (31 %) |
 Community Mental Health Team | 10 | 6 | 16 (36 %) |
 Primary care | 15 | 0 | 15 (33 %) |
Type(s) of screening discussed | |||
 Cervical only | 16 | 9 | 25 (56 %) |
 Breast only | 3 | 0 | 3 (7 %) |
 Bowel only | 3 | 3 | 6 (13 %) |
 Cervical and breast | 7 | 3 | 10 (22 %) |
 Cervical, breast and bowel | 0 | 1 | 1 (2 %) |