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Table 3 Subjects’ item responses in the qualitative and quantitative investigation

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cervix (FACT-Cx) measuring health-related quality of life

Item

Personal interviews (n=10)

Questionnaire survey (n=400)

Comments

Number of non-response (%)

In the social/family wellbeing subscale (SFWB):

S7: I am satisfied with my sex life

Too private to answer (n=1)

97 (24.25)

In the cervical-cancer-specific subscale (CCS):

C3: I am afraid to have sex

No comment

15 (3.75)

C4: I feel sexually attractive

Too private to answer (n=1)

25 (6.26)

C5: My vagina feels too narrow or short

It seems to be a question for sexual partner (n=1)

18 (4.50)

C6: I have concerns about my ability to have children

Little significant due to uterus removal (n=1);

21 (5.25)

Have a child already, so the question is of little significance (n=2);

The question is conditional on having or not having a child (n=1).

C8: I am interested in sex

Too private to answer (n=2)

23 (5.75)