Table 2 Summary of perceived barriers to seek cancer care in adolescents vs adults and females vs males
From: Perceived barriers to seeking cancer care in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study
Type of Barrier | Barrier | Total (n= 2886) n (%) | Adolescents (n= 1457) n (%) | Adults (n= 1429) n (%) | p-value | Females (n= 1483) n (%) | Males (n= 1403) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emotional | Embarrassment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 1278 (44.3) | 667 (45.8) | 611 (42.8) | 0.23 | 661 (44.6) | 617 (44.0) | 0.005 | |
No | 1491 (51.7) | 730 (50.1) | 761 (53.2) | Â | 779 (52.5) | 712 (50.7) | Â | |
I do not know | 117 (4.1) | 60 (4.1) | 57 (4.0) | Â | 43 (2.9) | 74 (5.3) | Â | |
Feeling scared | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 1512 (52.4) | 800 (54.9) | 712 (49.8) | < 0.001 | 827 (55.8) | 685 (48.8) | < 0.001 | |
No | 1241 (43.0) | 576 (39.5) | 665 (46.5) | Â | 603 (40.7) | 638 (45.5) | Â | |
I do not know | 133 (4.6) | 81 (5.6) | 52 (3.6) | Â | 53 (3.5) | 80 (5.7) | Â | |
Wouldn’t feel confident talking about symptom with doctor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Yes | 1402 (48.5) | 774 (53.1) | 628 (43.9) | <  0.001 | 706 (47.6) | 696 (49.6) | 0.07 | |
No | 1250 (43.3) | 539 (37.0) | 711 (49.8) | Â | 669 (45.1) | 581 (41.4) | Â | |
I do not know | 234 (8.1) | 144 (9.9) | 90 (6.3) | Â | 108 (7.3) | 126 (9.0) | Â | |
Feeling worried about what a doctor might find | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 1467 (50.8) | 812 (55.7) | 655 (45.8) | <  0.001 | 797 (53.7) | 670 (47.8) | 0.004 | |
No | 1190 (41.3) | 491 (33.7) | 699 (48.9) | Â | 582 (39.3) | 608 (43.3) | Â | |
I do not know | 229 (7.9) | 154 (10.6) | 75 (5.3) | Â | 104 (7.0) | 125 (8.9) | Â | |
Service | Feeling worried about wasting doctor’s time |  |  |  | <  0.001 |  |  | 0.038 |
Yes | 581 (20.1) | 276 (18.9) | 305 (21.3) | Â | 280 (18.9) | 301 (21.5) | Â | |
No | 2092 (72.5) | 1039 (71.3) | 1053 (73.7) | Â | 1105 (74.5) | 987 (70.3) | Â | |
I do not know | 213 (7.4) | 142 (9.8) | 71 (5.0) | Â | 98 (6.6) | 115 (8.2) | Â | |
Difficulty talking to doctor | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 648 (22.5) | 268 (18.4) | 380 (26.6) | <  0.001 | 285 (19.2) | 363 (25.9) | <  0.001 | |
No | 1999 (69.3) | 1032 (70.8) | 967 (67.7) | Â | 1089 (73.4) | 910 (64.9) | Â | |
I do not know | 239 (8.2) | 157 (10.8) | 82 (5.7) | Â | 109 (7.4) | 130 (9.2) | Â | |
Difficulty making an appointment with the doctor | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 900 (31.2) | 484 (33.2) | 416 (29.1) | <  0.001 | 445 (30.0) | 455 (32.4) | < 0.001 | |
No | 1767 (51.2) | 827 (56.8) | 940 (65.8) | Â | 949 (64.0) | 818 (58.3) | Â | |
I do not know | 219 (7.6) | 146 (10.0) | 73 (5.1) | Â | 89 (6.0) | 130 (9.3) | Â | |
Practical | Busy to go to the doctor | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 991 (34.3) | 542 (37.2) | 449 (31.4) | <  0.001 | 486 (32.8) | 505 (36.0) | 0.001 | |
No | 1694 (58.7) | 790 (54.2) | 904 (63.3) | Â | 913 (61.6) | 781 (55.7) | Â | |
I do not know | 201 (7.0) | 125 (9.6) | 76 (5.3) | Â | 84 (5.6) | 117 (8.3) | Â | |
Having other things to do | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 881 (30.5) | 455 (31.2) | 426 (29.8) | <  0.001 | 450 (30.3) | 431 (30.7) | 0.008 | |
No | 1774 (61.5) | 850 (58.3) | 924 (64.7) | Â | 936 (63.1) | 838 (59.7) | Â | |
I do not know | 231 (8.0) | 152 (10.5) | 79 (5.5) | Â | 97 (6.6) | 134 (9.6) | Â | |
Difficulty arranging transports | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Yes | 979 (33.9) | 466 (32.0) | 513 (35.9) | <  0.001 | 535 (36.1) | 444 (31.6) | 0.002 | |
No | 1697 (58.8) | 853 (58.5) | 844 (59.1) | Â | 861 (58.1) | 836 (59.6) | Â | |
I do not know | 210 (7.3) | 138 (9.5) | 72 (5.0) | Â | 87 (5.8) | 123 (8.8) | Â |