Table 2 Relative frequencies of the responses by women in 5 European countries responding to the survey on mammography screening, 2021 (n = 1180)
Country | |||||||||||||
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Belgium | France | Italy | Spain | UK | Total | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Intention Intention to participate after being informed about benefits and harms | More likely to participate | 96 | 40.7 | 121 | 50.8 | 154 | 64.4 | 205 | 89.9 | 96 | 40.2 | 672 | 56.9 |
Neither more nor less likely to participate | 128 | 54.2 | 104 | 43.7 | 75 | 31.4 | 12 | 5.3 | 132 | 55.2 | 451 | 38.2 | |
Less likely to participate | 12 | 5.1 | 13 | 5.5 | 10 | 4.2 | 11 | 4.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 57 | 4.8 | |
Screening History Has Participated in Breast Cancer Screening | Yes | 213 | 90.3 | 214 | 89.9 | 216 | 90.4 | 208 | 91.2 | 215 | 90.0 | 1066 | 90.3 |
No | 23 | 9.7 | 24 | 10.1 | 23 | 9.6 | 20 | 8.8 | 24 | 10.0 | 114 | 9.7 | |
Health Knowledge Aware that Breast Cancer Screening has Benefits and Harms | Correct | 56 | 23.7 | 49 | 20.6 | 32 | 13.4 | 31 | 13.6 | 62 | 25.9 | 230 | 19.5 |
Incorrect | 180 | 76.3 | 189 | 79.4 | 207 | 86.6 | 197 | 86.4 | 177 | 74.1 | 950 | 80.5 | |
Health Literacy HLS-EU-Q6 Score | Inadequate Health Literacy (≤2) | 16 | 6.8 | 19 | 8.0 | 16 | 6.7 | 16 | 7.0 | 8 | 3.3 | 75 | 6.4 |
Limited Health Literacy (> 2 and ≤ 3) | 179 | 75.8 | 163 | 68.5 | 177 | 74.1 | 167 | 73.2 | 167 | 69.9 | 853 | 72.3 | |
Sufficient Health Literacy (> 3) | 41 | 17.4 | 56 | 23.5 | 46 | 19.2 | 45 | 19.7 | 64 | 26.8 | 252 | 21.4 | |
Social Norms Most people who are important to me think I should have my breasts screened | I am not sure | 44 | 18.6 | 50 | 21.0 | 60 | 25.1 | 51 | 22.4 | 56 | 23.4 | 261 | 22.1 |
Disagree | 29 | 12.3 | 51 | 21.4 | 40 | 16.7 | 22 | 9.6 | 22 | 9.2 | 164 | 13.9 | |
Agree | 163 | 69.1 | 137 | 57.6 | 139 | 58.2 | 155 | 68.0 | 161 | 67.4 | 755 | 64.0 | |
Perceived Behavioural Control Keeping my appointment for breast cancer screening will be … | I am not sure | 24 | 10.2 | 22 | 9.2 | 54 | 22.6 | 41 | 18.0 | 23 | 9.6 | 164 | 13.9 |
Difficult | 19 | 8.1 | 33 | 13.9 | 13 | 5.4 | 13 | 5.7 | 17 | 7.1 | 95 | 8.1 | |
Easy | 193 | 81.8 | 183 | 76.9 | 172 | 72.0 | 174 | 76.3 | 199 | 83.3 | 921 | 78.1 | |
Perceived Susceptibility My chances of getting breast cancer in the next few years are great | I am not sure | 139 | 58.9 | 125 | 52.5 | 131 | 54.8 | 165 | 72.4 | 156 | 65.3 | 716 | 60.7 |
Disagree | 74 | 31.4 | 93 | 39.1 | 92 | 38.5 | 20 | 8.8 | 54 | 22.6 | 333 | 28.2 | |
Agree | 23 | 9.7 | 20 | 8.4 | 16 | 6.7 | 43 | 18.9 | 29 | 12.1 | 131 | 11.1 | |
Perceived Barriers I have other problems more important than getting a mammogram | I am not sure | 47 | 19.9 | 39 | 16.4 | 56 | 23.4 | 30 | 13.2 | 35 | 14.6 | 207 | 17.5 |
Disagree | 140 | 59.3 | 144 | 60.5 | 158 | 66.1 | 167 | 73.2 | 170 | 71.1 | 779 | 66.0 | |
Agree | 49 | 20.8 | 55 | 23.1 | 25 | 10.5 | 31 | 13.6 | 34 | 14.2 | 194 | 16.4 | |