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Table 2 Pre-test, post-test and 1-month follow up percentage of correct answers

From: Understanding the impact of colorectal cancer education: a randomized trial of health fairs

Knowledge questions (% responding correctly)

With tabling

With colon

 

Pre

Post

Follow-up

Pre

Post

Follow-up

Know Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is available for CRC

19.42

34.88a

17.43

21.64

56.78a

21.88

Know Sigmoidoscopy is available for CRC

16.55

31.01a

13.76

14.93

49.15a

12.5

Know Colonoscopy is available for CRC

21.58

38.76a

21.1

26.12

54.24a

27.08

Most patients can survive CRC if it is found early and removed

95.45

96.88

95.37

96.64

100

97.87

Getting older increases the risk of CRC

69.06

69.77

68.81

69.4

84.75a

78.13

A diet lack of fruits and vegetables increases the risk of CRC

79.86

79.84

85.32

78.36

88.98a

90.63b

A family history of colorectal cancer increases the risk of CRC

76.26

82.17

74.31

82.84

93.22a

81.25

A diet that is high in fat and low in fiber increases the risk of CRC

82.73

89.15

85.32

90.3

94.87

88.42

Smoking increases the risk of CRC

78.42

83.72

77.06

82.84

87.29

84.38

Having type 2 diabetes increases the risk of CRC

65.22

72.09

64.22

72.39

80.51

63.54

Lack of physical activity increases the risk of CRC

79.14

84.5

83.49

83.58

87.18

89.58

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of CRC

83.45

87.6

87.16

87.31

90.68

88.54

  1. aThe distribution of percentage of correct answers at pre and post-test is significantly different at level p < 0.05, based on McNemar’s test for paired binary data
  2. bThe distribution of percentage of correct answers at pre-test and 1-month follow-up is significantly different at level p < 0.05, based on McNemar's test for paired binary data