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Table 4 Instrument scoring: the percentage and mean scores for Health Beliefs and Illness Perceptions

From: Health beliefs, illness perceptions and determinants of breast screening uptake in Malta: a cross-sectional survey

Health Beliefs

aSubscale

Minimum

Maximum

Mean Score

Percentage Score

Perceived Susceptibility

3

15

9.6

64.0%

Perceived Benefits

6

30

23.9

79.7%

Perceived Barriers

13

65

29.3

45.1%

Cues to action

7

35

26.8

76.6%

Self-Efficacy

7

35

27.2

77.7%

Illness Perceptions

aSubscale

Minimum

Maximum

Mean Score

Percentage Score

Breast Cancer Identity

8

40

30.6

76.5%

Causes of Breast Cancer

18

90

56.2

62.4%

Cancer Timeline: Acute/Chronic

2

10

6.1

61.0%

Cancer Timeline: Cyclical

1

5

3.6

72.0%

Consequences

8

40

28.3

70.8%

Personal Control

3

15

11.8

78.7%

Treatment Control

3

15

9.9

66.0%

Illness Coherence

2

10

7

70.0%

Emotional Representations

5

15

12.3

82.0%

  1. aAll subscale items were grouped according to their respective subscale. Each subscale item had 5 response options ranging from 1 = ‘strongly disagree’ to 5 = ‘strongly agree’