Statement | Men (% agree)* | Women (% agree)* | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n = 693 | n = 1050 |  | ||
 | n | (%) | n | (%) |  |
Susceptibility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I have some/high chance of developing CRC | 272 | (39.2) | 341 | (32.5) | 0.004 |
I never worry about getting CRC | 199 | (28.7) | 319 | (30.4) | 0.45 |
It is fated that I will get CRC | 301 | (43.4) | 484 | (46.1) | 0.26 |
I can prevent myself from getting CRC | 463 | (66.8) | 653 | (62.2) | 0.049 |
Severity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CRC leads to suffering | 629 | (90.7) | 937 | (89.2) | 0.34 |
CRC leads to death | 597 | (86.2) | 878 | (83.6) | 0.16 |
CRC affects my family | 580 | (83.6) | 895 | (85.2) | 0.38 |
CRC affects my social life | 595 | (85.9) | 890 | (84.8) | 0.54 |
CRC is expensive to treat | 563 | (81.3) | 885 | (84.3) | 0.11 |
Benefit | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CRC screening helps detect cancer early | 624 | (90.0) | 918 | (87.4) | 0.096 |
Cues | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
I have attended a public talk on CRC | 49 | (7.0) | 101 | (9.6) | 0.068 |
I heard/read about CRC from TV/newspapers | 499 | (72.0) | 793 | (75.5) | 0.11 |
I heard about CRC from friends or relatives | 269 | (38.8) | 450 | (42.9) | 0.094 |
Doctor recommended CRC screening to me | 139 | (20.1) | 256 | (24.4) | 0.037 |
Friends told me to go for CRC screening | 80 | (11.6) | 187 | (17.8) | <0.001 |
My family told me to go for CRC screening* | 106 | (15.3) | 226 | (21.5) | 0.001 |
Family history of CRC | 38 | (5.5) | 64 | (6.1) | 0.238 |
Barriers | Men (% disagree) | Women (% disagree) | p-value | ||
 | n | (%) | n | (%) |  |
I rather not know if I had CRC | 420 | (60.6) | 606 | (57.7) | 0.23 |
I am afraid of finding out if I have CRC | 403 | (58.2) | 487 | (46.4) | <0.001 |
Screening is expensive | 123 | (17.8) | 167 | (15.9) | 0.30 |
Colonoscopy is dangerous | 396 | (57.2) | 540 | (51.4) | 0.017 |
Colonoscopy is painful | 236 | (34.0) | 273 | (26.0) | <0.001 |
Colonoscopy is embarrassing | 453 | (65.3) | 391 | (56.4) | <0.001 |
Inconvenient to see doctor for CRC screening | 417 | (60.2) | 562 | (53.5) | 0.006 |