Survey item | Total (n) | % Yes (n)a | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 92) | ||||
Male | 21 | 61.9 (13) | 1 | 0.902 |
Female | 71 | 63.4 (45) | 1.07 (0.39-2.91) | Â |
Age in years^ + (n = 90) | ||||
Up to 44 | 24 | 54.2 (13) | 1 | 0.277 |
45+ | 66 | 66.7 (44) | 1.69 (0.65-4.39) | Â |
Marital status^ + (n = 86) | ||||
Married or de-facto | 48 | 81.3 (39) | 5.96 (2.26-15.71) | <0.0001* |
Widowed/divorced/single | 38 | 42.1 (16) | 1 | Â |
Employment status (n = 91) | ||||
Employed | 34 | 79.4 (27) | 3.14 (1.15-8.58) | 0.022* |
Not employed | 49 | 55.1 (27) | 1 | Â |
Education (n = 90) | ||||
7 years or less (primary school or less) | 25 | 48.0 (12) | 1 | 0.043* |
8 or more years (some high school or more) | 65 | 70.8 (46) | 2.62 (1.02-6.78) | Â |
Annual Income (n = 75) | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 42 | 57.1 (24) | 1 | 0.048* |
$20,000 or more | 33 | 78.8 (26) | 2.79 (0.99-7.84) | Â |
Self-rated English reading ability (n = 90) | ||||
Poor or fair | 24 | 54.2 (13) | 1 | 0.277 |
Good, very good or excellent | 66 | 66.7 (44) | 1.69 (0.65-4.39) | Â |
Last time you saw a doctor^ + (n = 89) | ||||
In the past year | 82 | 68.3 (56) | 5.39 (0.98-29.6) | 0.047 # * |
Over a year ago | 7 | 28.6 (2) | 1 | Â |
Frequency of doctor visits (n = 91) | ||||
Once a year or less | 20 | 50.0 (10) | 1 | 0.148 |
Couple of times a year or more | 71 | 67.9 (48) | 2.09 (0.76-5.7) | Â |
Participated in any cancer screening in past 2 years^ (n = 89) | ||||
No/not sure | 44 | 47.7 (21) | 1 | 0.003* |
Yes | 45 | 77.8 (35) | 3.83 (1.53-9.6) | Â |
Self-rated current health status (n = 90) | ||||
Poor-fair | 43 | 67.4 (29) | 1 | 0.439 |
Good-excellent | 47 | 59.6 (28) | 0.71 (0.3-1.69) | Â |
Ever had a colonoscopy^ + (n = 91) | ||||
No/don’t know | 77 | 58.4 (45) | 1 | 0.014* |
Yes | 14 | 92.9 (13) | 9.24 (1.15-74.28) | Â |
Seen media advertising on bowel cancer screening^+ (n = 91) | ||||
No/don’t know | 59 | 57.6 (34) | 1 | 0.100 |
Yes | 32 | 75.0 (24) | 2.20 (0.85-5.72) | Â |
Knows someone in family with cancer^+ (n = 90) | ||||
No/don’t know | 38 | 50.0 (19) | 1 | 0.025* |
Yes | 52 | 73.1 (38) | 2.71 (1.12-6.56) | Â |
Ever heard of bowel cancer before^+ (n = 91) | ||||
No/don’t know | 20 | 45.0 (9) | 1 | 0.048* |
Yes | 71 | 69.0 (49) | 2.72 (0.99-7.5) | Â |
Ever heard of bowel cancer screening test^+ (prompted) (n = 90) | ||||
No/don’t know | 63 | 57.1 (36) | 1 | 0.027* |
Yes | 27 | 81.5 (22) | 3.30 (1.11-9.83) | Â |
Aware bowel cancer/polyps can be asymptomatic (n = 90) | ||||
No/don’t know | 40 | 50.0 (20) | 1 | 0.016* |
Yes | 51 | 74.5 (38) | 2.92 (1.21-7.07) | Â |
Bowel cancer knowledge+ | ||||
Bowel cancer knowledge score (n = 92) | ||||
0-11 (Low) | 26 | 26.9 (7) | 1 | X 2 [2]=20.3 |
12-15 (Medium) | 29 | 75.9 (22) | 8.50 (2.5-28.7) | Â |
16-18 (High) | 37 | 78.4 (29) | 9.80 (3.1-31.6) | <0.0001* |
Perceived self-efficacy^ | ||||
How confident do you feel to complete FOBT test (n = 92) | ||||
Not confident-somewhat confident | 43 | 34.9 (15) | 1 | <0.0001* |
Confident-very confident | 49 | 87.8 (43) | 13.40 (4.6-38.6) | Â |
Perceived susceptibility^ | ||||
Thinks they are at risk of bowel cancer (n = 91) | ||||
No/don’t know | 62 | 56.5 (35) | 1 | 0.035* |
Yes | 29 | 79.3 (23) | 2.96 (1.06-8.3) | Â |
Perceived severity | ||||
Do you think bowel cancer can be cured if found early?^+ (n = 92) | ||||
No/don’t know | 17 | 35.3 (6) | 1 | 0.009* |
Yes | 75 | 69.3 (52) | 4.15 (1.37-12.57) | Â |
The thought of bowel cancer scares you (n = 82)b | ||||
Disagree | 7 | 57.1 (4) | 1 | 0.703# |
Agree | 75 | 64.0 (48) | 1.33 (0.28-6.40) | Â |
If you had bowel cancer your whole life would change (n = 80)b | ||||
Disagree | 11 | 81.8 (9) | 2.72 (0.55-13.5) | 0.312# |
Agree | 69 | 62.3 (43) | 1 | Â |
Fatalistic attitude | ||||
Getting cancer is like being sentenced to death (n = 79) | ||||
Disagree | 40 | 75.0 (30) | 2.32 (0.89-6.03) | 0.082 |
Agree | 39 | 56.4 (22) | 1 | Â |
Shame | ||||
You would feel ashamed if you found out you had bowel cancer (n = 76)b | ||||
Disagree | 54 | 77.8 (42) | 5.05 (1.74-14.7) | 0.003* |
Agree | 22 | 40.9 (9) | 1 | Â |
Perceived benefits | ||||
Doing a bowel cancer screening test can reduce chance of dying from bowel cancer (n = 83)b | ||||
Disagree | 6 | 66.7 (4) | 1 | 1.0# |
Agree | 77 | 67.5 (52) | 1.040 (0.18-6.06) | Â |