Table 5 Attitudes/perceptions towards bowel cancer and FOBT screening
Survey Item (n) | % |
|---|---|
Perceived susceptibility | |
Think they are at risk of bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
No/don’t know (62) | 68.0 |
Yes (29) | 32.0 |
Worried or concerned about getting bowel cancer in the future (n = 91) | |
No/don’t know (40) | 44.0 |
Yes (51) | 56.0 |
Chance of getting bowel cancer in the future (n = 92) | |
Very low-low (28) | 30.4 |
Medium (20) | 21.7 |
High-very high (13) | 14.1 |
Don’t know/unsure (31) | 33.7 |
Perceived self-efficacy | |
How confident do you feel in your ability to do the FOBT test? (n = 92) | |
Not confident at all (13) | 14.1 |
Not very confident (16) | 17.4 |
Somewhat confident (14) | 15.2 |
Confident (32) | 34.8 |
Very confident (17) | 18.5 |
Fatalistic attitude | |
Getting cancer is like being sentenced to death (n = 92) | |
Disagree (40) | 43.5 |
Agree (39) | 42.4 |
Don’t know/unsure (12) | 13.0 |
There is nothing you can do to stop yourself getting bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
Disagree (42) | 46.2 |
Agree (32) | 35.2 |
Don’t know/unsure (17) | 18.7 |
Perceived severity | |
Do you think bowel cancer can be cured if found early? (n = 92) | |
No/don’t know (17) | 18.5 |
Yes (75) | 81.5 |
If you had bowel cancer your whole life would change (n = 90) | |
Disagree (12) | 13.3 |
Agree (69) | 76.7 |
Don’t know/unsure (9) | 10.0 |
The thought of bowel cancer scares you (n = 91) | |
Disagree (7) | 7.7 |
Agree (76) | 83.5 |
Don’t know/unsure (8) | 8.8 |
Shame | |
You would feel ashamed if you found out you had bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
Disagree (54) | 59.3 |
Agree (22) | 24.2 |
Don’t know/unsure (15) | 16.5 |