Factors associated with use and non-use of the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) kit for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Response to a 2012 outreach screening program: a survey study

Table 4 Reasons most frequently cited as one of the top two motivations for doing the FIT in 2012

	Continuers	Converts	Continuers		Converts
	All	All	Men	Women	Men	Women
	(N = 600)	(N = 308)	(N = 315)	(N = 285)	(N = 138)	(N = 170)
	Wtd. %	Wtd. %	Wtd. %	Wtd. %	Wtd. %	Wtd. %
My doctor really wanted me to do it	18.9	28.3^*	25.1	13.7^**	25.9	30.2^*
My spouse/partner really wanted me to do it (those in a committed relationship)	7.1	15.4^*	12.5	2.0	26.8^*	3.3
I wanted to make sure I was OK	35.1	26.6	36.9	33.6	23.6	29.0
FIT test can help me protect my health	33.0	15.5^*	30.2	35.3	7.8^*	21.6^,*
FIT is more convenient than other CRC screening methods	24.5	11.8^*	19.8	28.4	8.5	14.5^*
Felt guilty after receiving so many kits
All	1.1	27.0^*	0.6	1.6	19.2^*	33.1^*
Those who recalled getting > 1 kit^a	2.0	38.7^*	0.7	2.6	34.4^*	41.1^*

Wtd weighted, FIT fecal immunochemical test, CRC colorectal cancer
^*Significant (P < .05) difference between Convert and Continuer group within sex group after adjusting for age group and race/ethnicity
^**Significant (P < .05) gender difference within Continuer or Convert group after adjusting for age group and race/ethnicity
^a43 (13.6 %) men and 59 (20.7 %) women in the Continuer group and 69 (50.0 %) men and 114 (67.0 %) women in the Convert group reported getting multiple kits

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