Fig. 3

Distribution of help-seeking intentions by regularity of OB/GYN visits. Figure 3 shows the distribution of the help-seeking intention levels for each source of care. The X-axis indicates the help-seeking intention level ranging from 1 of “least likely” to 7 of “most likely.” The Y-axis designates both the total number of women by help-seeking intention level (black dotted line) and the proportion of women in each help-seeking intention level according to whether they had regular visits to their OB/GYN (red line) or not (blue line). The overall distributions (black dotted line) of help-seeking intentions seemed to be classified into three patterns. For PCPs, acupuncturists/chiropractors, nurses/midwives, public health nurses and pharmacists, there was a descending trend in the number of respondents as the help-seeking intention level increased. An opposite trend was observed for OB/GYN. For media and family/close friends, the frequency peaked at a relatively high score of five. A higher number of women showed a higher level of help-seeking intention for PCPs, that is, six or seven on the scale, when they did not have regular visits to their OB/GYN (blue line). This trend was similarly observed in media. On the other hand, a greater number of women indicated the highest level of help-seeking intention for OB/GYN and nurse/midwife when they had regular visits to their OB/GYN (red line)