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Table 3 Reason for non compliance

From: Understanding non-compliance to colorectal cancer screening: a case control study, nested in a randomised trial [ISRCTN83029072]

reasons for non compliance to the screening

N

%

total

227

 

none declared

89

39.2

*lack of time

70

30.8

*feel healthy

18

7.9

ill

14

6.2

*it was impossible to contact the provider

9

4.0

already covered

9

4.0

do not want

7

3.1

*anxiety over outcome

6

2.6

*the letter was not clear about what I was expected to do

6

2.6

*embarassed by test execution

6

2.6

away from home during study

4

1.8

*fear about risks of the test

3

1.3

oversight

3

1.3

*negatively advised

1

0.4

bleeding (hemorroids)

1

0.4

  1. * Proposed aswers