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Table 4 Frequency of barriers to screening

From: Barriers impeding serologic screening for celiac disease in clinically high-prevalence populations

Barrier statements

N

SA1(%)

A (%)

N (%)

D (%)

SD (%)

P-value2

I did not know where to get tested.

119

23.5

37.0

17.7

9.2

12.6

<0.001

I did not know I was at risk for celiac disease.

118

21.2

29.7

17.8

17.0

14.4

0.028

I did not know anything about celiac disease until recently.

118

21.2

31.4

11.9

18.6

17.0

0.075

I do not have a doctor to order the test.

118

21.2

26.3

12.7

16.1

23.7

0.450

I was not motivated to get tested until recently.

118

16.1

25.6

9.3

16.1

22.9

0.477

I have no insurance coverage to take care of the costs.

119

21.9

11.8

8.4

22.7

35.3

0.990

I have a doctor, but I do not think he/she knows what test to order.

116

10.3

25

19.9

15.5

29.3

0.995

I knew that I may be at risk for celiac disease, but I did not know there was a screening test available.

118

11.0

23.7

17.0

20.3

28.0

0.995

I have a doctor, but he/she will not test me.

117

7.7

13.7

24.8

23.1

30.8

>0.999

I do/did not want to see a doctor for testing.

118

2.5

13.6

20.3

30.5

33.1

>0.999

I have been scared to get tested until recently or did not want to know the results.

118

1.7

5.1

17.0

36.4

39.8

>0.999

I do not have any symptoms and so have not wanted to get tested.

119

0.8

7.6

14.3

31.9

45.4

>0.999

I do not want my health insurance company to know the results of the test.

118

0.8

7.6

20.3

18.6

55.1

>0.999

I have insurance, but cannot afford co-payment for the test.

118

3.4

3.4

14.4

24.6

54.2

>0.999

I was tested with a skin/fecal/saliva test and did not know that I should get the blood test.

117

0.9

5.1

13.7

22.2

58.1

>0.999

I was told before that I did not need to get tested because of my race or ethnicity.

118

0

1.7

16.1

27.1

55.1

>0.999

I cannot take time off from work to get tested at a doctor’s office.

118

0

2.5

12.7

30.5

54.2

>0.999

  1. 1SA = Strongly agree; A = Agree; N = Neither; D = Disagree; SD = Strongly disagree.
  2. 2P values determined using Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test.