Statement | Men | P value | Women | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (Screened for CRC)* |  | (Screened for CRC)* |  | ||
 | n = 693 |  | n = 1050 |  | ||
 | n |  | (%) | n | (%) |  |
Susceptibility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Worry sometimes/always about getting CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 71 | (35.3) | 0.014 | 103 | (31.4) | 0.002 |
No | 130 | (26.0) | Â | 170 | (22.7) | Â |
Some or high chance of developing CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 83 | (30.2) | 0.478 | 98 | (28.0) | 0.161 |
No | 118 | (27.7) | Â | 175 | (24.0) | Â |
Fated I will get CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 129 | (26.0) | 0.659 | 79 | (26.0) | 0.169 |
No | 144 | (24.8) | Â | 122 | (30.7) | Â |
Can prevent myself from getting CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 152 | (32.5) | 0.002 | 171 | (25.5) | 0.848 |
No | 49 | (21.0) | Â | 102 | (25.0) | Â |
Seriousness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CRC leads to suffering | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 186 | (29.2) | 0.295 | 237 | (24.6) | 0.134 |
Disagree | 15 | (23.1) | Â | 36 | (31.0) | Â |
CRC leads to death | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 176 | (29.1) | 0.496 | 219 | (24.3) | 0.083 |
Disagree | 25 | (25.8) | Â | 54 | (30.5) | Â |
CRC affects my family | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 176 | (30.0) | 0.072 | 235 | (25.6) | 0.620 |
Disagree | 25 | (21.7) | Â | 38 | (23.8) | Â |
CRC affects my social life | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 180 | (29.9) | 0.076 | 229 | (25.1) | 0.630 |
Disagree | 21 | (21.2) | Â | 44 | (26.8) | Â |
CRC is expensive to treat | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 161 | (28.2) | 0.601 | 228 | (25.1) | 0.672 |
Disagree | 40 | (30.5) | Â | 45 | (26.6) | Â |
Benefit | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CRC screening helps detect cancer early | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 186 | (29.5) | 0.158 | 249 | (26.4) | 0.028 |
No | 15 | (21.4) | Â | 24 | (17.6) | Â |
Cues | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Attended public talk on CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 17 | (34.7) | 0.334 | 40 | (38.8) | 0.001 |
No | 184 | (28.2) | Â | 233 | (23.9) | Â |
Heard about CRC from TV/newspapers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 156 | (30.9) | 0.632 | 218 | (26.8) | 0.001 |
No | 45 | (28.7) | Â | 55 | (20.8) | Â |
Heard of friends/relatives with CRC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 88 | (32.4) | 0.086 | 139 | (30.1) | 0.002 |
No | 113 | (26.3) | Â | 134 | (21.8) | Â |
Doctor recommended CRC screening to me | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 78 | (53.3) | <0.001 | 109 | (41.4) | <0.001 |
No | 123 | (22.0) | Â | 164 | (20.1) | Â |
Friends told me to go for CRC screening | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 38 | (46.9) | <0.001 | 69 | (35.9) | <0.001 |
No | 163 | (26.3) | Â | 204 | (23.0) | Â |
Family told me to go for CRC screening | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 47 | (43.9) | <0.001 | 80 | (34.5) | <0.001 |
No | 154 | (25.9) | Â | 193 | (22.8) | Â |
Family history of colorectal cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 10 | (27.8) | 0.899 | 31 | (44.3) | 0.004 |
No | 191 | (28.8) | Â | 243 | (24.1) | Â |
Barriers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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) | Â | 128 | (22.1) | Â |
I’d rather not know if I had CRC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disagree | 137 | (32.2) | 0.01 | 173 | (27.8) | 0.028 |
Agree | 64 | (23.2) | Â | 100 | (21.9) | Â |
Colonoscopy is dangerous | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Disagree | 136 | (33.9) | <0.001 | 174 | (31.4) | <0.001 |
Agree | 65 | (21.7) | Â | 99 | (18.9) | Â |
Colonoscopy is painful | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Disagree | 106 | (44.5) | <0.001 | 106 | (37.9) | <0.001 |
Agree | 95 | (20.5) | Â | 167 | (20.9) | Â |
Colonoscopy is embarrassing | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Disagree | 154 | (33.6) | <0.001 | 175 | (28.8) | <0.001 |
Agree | 47 | (19.3) | Â | 98 | (20.9) | Â |
Screening is expensive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Disagree | 49 | (39.2) | 0.004 | 62 | (36.3) | <0.001 |
Agree | 152 | (26.4) | Â | 211 | (23.3) | Â |
Inconvenient to see doctor for CRC screening | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Disagree | 135 | (32.0) | 0.017 | 163 | (28.2) | 0.01 |
Agree | 66 | (23.7) | Â | 110 | (22.0) | Â |