Accessibility. Similar to “availability,” the lack
of accessibility to preventive services could hinder
respondents’ ability to get screened. Lack of “accessibility”
refers to the absence of insurance or
financial burden that hinder the individual’s access
to medical services including HBV screening.
As one unscreened woman mentioned: “They don’t
have insurance that’s why they don’t want to go
in the hospital. And then from there you get a bill,
you can’t afford to pay, that’s why most of the people
they don’t want to go to the hospital