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Table 4 Percentage distribution of colorectal cancer screening by domains of health belief model among men and women in Singapore

From: Gender differences in predictors of colorectal cancer screening uptake: a national cross sectional study based on the health belief model

Statement

Men

P value

Women

P value

 

(Screened for CRC)*

 

(Screened for CRC)*

 
 

n = 693

 

n = 1050

 
 

n

 

(%)

n

(%)

 

Susceptibility

      

Worry sometimes/always about getting CRC

      

Yes

71

(35.3)

0.014

103

(31.4)

0.002

No

130

(26.0)

 

170

(22.7)

 

Some or high chance of developing CRC

      

Yes

83

(30.2)

0.478

98

(28.0)

0.161

No

118

(27.7)

 

175

(24.0)

 

Fated I will get CRC

      

Yes

129

(26.0)

0.659

79

(26.0)

0.169

No

144

(24.8)

 

122

(30.7)

 

Can prevent myself from getting CRC

      

Yes

152

(32.5)

0.002

171

(25.5)

0.848

No

49

(21.0)

 

102

(25.0)

 

Seriousness

      

CRC leads to suffering

      

Agree

186

(29.2)

0.295

237

(24.6)

0.134

Disagree

15

(23.1)

 

36

(31.0)

 

CRC leads to death

      

Agree

176

(29.1)

0.496

219

(24.3)

0.083

Disagree

25

(25.8)

 

54

(30.5)

 

CRC affects my family

      

Agree

176

(30.0)

0.072

235

(25.6)

0.620

Disagree

25

(21.7)

 

38

(23.8)

 

CRC affects my social life

      

Agree

180

(29.9)

0.076

229

(25.1)

0.630

Disagree

21

(21.2)

 

44

(26.8)

 

CRC is expensive to treat

      

Agree

161

(28.2)

0.601

228

(25.1)

0.672

Disagree

40

(30.5)

 

45

(26.6)

 

Benefit

      

CRC screening helps detect cancer early

      

Yes

186

(29.5)

0.158

249

(26.4)

0.028

No

15

(21.4)

 

24

(17.6)

 

Cues

      

Attended public talk on CRC

      

Yes

17

(34.7)

0.334

40

(38.8)

0.001

No

184

(28.2)

 

233

(23.9)

 

Heard about CRC from TV/newspapers

      

Yes

156

(30.9)

0.632

218

(26.8)

0.001

No

45

(28.7)

 

55

(20.8)

 

Heard of friends/relatives with CRC

      

Yes

88

(32.4)

0.086

139

(30.1)

0.002

No

113

(26.3)

 

134

(21.8)

 

Doctor recommended CRC screening to me

      

Yes

78

(53.3)

<0.001

109

(41.4)

<0.001

No

123

(22.0)

 

164

(20.1)

 

Friends told me to go for CRC screening

      

Yes

38

(46.9)

<0.001

69

(35.9)

<0.001

No

163

(26.3)

 

204

(23.0)

 

Family told me to go for CRC screening

      

Yes

47

(43.9)

<0.001

80

(34.5)

<0.001

No

154

(25.9)

 

193

(22.8)

 

Family history of colorectal cancer

      

Yes

10

(27.8)

0.899

31

(44.3)

0.004

No

191

(28.8)

 

243

(24.1)

 

Barriers

      

I’m afraid to find out if I have CRC

      

Disagree

133

(32.6)

0.007

145

(29.0)

0.01

Agree

68

(23.2)

 

128

(22.1)

 

I’d rather not know if I had CRC

      

Disagree

137

(32.2)

0.01

173

(27.8)

0.028

Agree

64

(23.2)

 

100

(21.9)

 

Colonoscopy is dangerous

      

Disagree

136

(33.9)

<0.001

174

(31.4)

<0.001

Agree

65

(21.7)

 

99

(18.9)

 

Colonoscopy is painful

      

Disagree

106

(44.5)

<0.001

106

(37.9)

<0.001

Agree

95

(20.5)

 

167

(20.9)

 

Colonoscopy is embarrassing

      

Disagree

154

(33.6)

<0.001

175

(28.8)

<0.001

Agree

47

(19.3)

 

98

(20.9)

 

Screening is expensive

      

Disagree

49

(39.2)

0.004

62

(36.3)

<0.001

Agree

152

(26.4)

 

211

(23.3)

 

Inconvenient to see doctor for CRC screening

      

Disagree

135

(32.0)

0.017

163

(28.2)

0.01

Agree

66

(23.7)

 

110

(22.0)

 
  1. *Excludes missing values.
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