From: Gender differences in attitudes impeding colorectal cancer screening
Females | Males | ||||||
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N = 49 | N = 32 | ||||||
Age: 51 – 84 years (range) | Age: 50 – 77 years (range) | ||||||
Age: 63.7 years (mean) | Age: 65.2 years (mean) | ||||||
Education: | Education: | ||||||
< High school: 26.5% | < High school: 29.5% | ||||||
Completed high school: 29.3% | Completed high school: 27.2% | ||||||
Completed some college/University: 23.2% | Completed some college/university: 24.3% | ||||||
Completed college/university: 21.0% | Completed college/university: 19.0% | ||||||
Screening 1 staging | Females | Females | Females | Screening staging | Males | Males  | Males |
FOBT | Flex Sig | Colonoscopy | FOBT | Flex Sig | Colonoscopy | ||
Unaware | 8.1% | 8.1% | 6.1% | Unaware | 31.2% | 34.4% | 34.4% |
Undecided | 58.2% | 44.9% | 51% | Undecided | 34.4% | 31.2% | 28.1% |
Decided to do | 34.7% | 47% | 42.9% | Decided to do | 34.4% | 34.4% | 37.5% |
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Five interview domains | |||||||
Screening experience at time of interview | Key barriers to CRCS adherence | Key factors predicting CRCS adherence | Experience of pain & anxiety related to CRCS | Experience of gender differences in CRCS |