N = 204 | |
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Wtd. % | |
Feelings of discomfort, disgust, or embarrassment | 59.6 |
The idea of doing this test involving my bowel movement makes me uncomfortable | 44.3 |
I feel disgusted by the idea of reaching into the toilet to get the stool sample | 29.5 |
It’s too messy to do this test | 20.0 |
I don’t like the idea of sending my bowel movement sample through the mail | 15.5 |
I am concerned about coming into contact with germs and bacteria | 13.2 |
I am embarrassed to put the FIT kit by the toilet, but then I keep forgetting to use it | 10.5 |
CRC screening not necessary | 32.9 |
I think my chances of developing CRC are very low | 27.2 |
I feel fine, so why look for trouble | 12.8 |
Fatalism or fear | 15.5 |
If I have colon cancer, I don’t want to know | 12.4 |
I think if I am meant to get colon cancer, I will get it no matter what I do | 5.3 |
I think that even if colon cancer is detected early, nothing can be done about it | 2.9 |
Other | |
I think it will be too hard for me to get the bowel movement sample and put it in the tube; I tried to scoop up a bit of the bowel movement and put it into the tube, but it was too hard to do | 14.5 |
I don’t want to have to worry until I get the results of the test | 8.1 |
I don’t want to have to pay for this test | 8.0 |
Procrastination (e.g., “I just kept putting it off”) | 7.2 |
I used the FIT kit to get the sample, but then forgot to put the envelope in the mail right away | 6.5 |
I don’t think that the FIT test is effective for finding cancer early | 4.2 |
Worried that I will need a follow-up colonoscopy and I don’t want to get one | 3.1 |
Have problems with my bowel movements (constipation, hemorrhoids) | 3.0 |