Table 2 Characteristics of the enabling factors of the Chinese aged 50 to 75 who were eligible for colorectal cancer screening (N = 1317)
Mean (SD) / n (%) | |
|---|---|
Enabling factors | |
Monthly household income (HK$) | |
< 10,000 | 727 (55.2%) |
10,000 – 19,999 | 190 (14.4%) |
20,000 – 29,999 | 137 (10.4%) |
≥ 30,000 | 263 (20.0%) |
Have health insurance | |
No | 904 (68.6%) |
Yes | 413 (31.4%) |
Health practice | |
Have regular primary care service provider | |
No | 450 (34.2%) |
Yes | 867 (65.8%) |
CRC cancer screening accessible at your primary care service provider | |
No | 928 (70.5%) |
Yes | 389 (29.5%) |
Number of times visiting a doctor in the past year | |
0 | 250 (19.0%) |
1–2 | 330 (25.1%) |
3–4 | 354 (26.9%) |
≥ 5 | 383 (29.1%) |
Had ever undergone other cancer screenings except CRC | |
No | 908 (68.9%) |
Yes | 409 (31.1%) |
Utilization of complementary therapies | |
Use of acupuncture | |
Not at all/ a little | 1063 (80.7%) |
Sometimes | 174 (13.2%) |
Often/ always | 80 (6.1%) |
Use of cupping | |
Not at all/ a little | 1152 (87.5%) |
Sometimes | 123 (9.3%) |
Often/ always | 42 (3.2%) |
Use of Chinese herbal medicine | |
Not at all/ a little | 886 (67.3%) |
Sometimes | 320 (24.3%) |
Often/ always | 111 (8.4%) |
Use of bonesetting | |
Not at all/ a little | 1157 (87.9%) |
Sometimes | 133 (10.1%) |
Often/ always | 27 (2.1%) |
Use of tuina (Chinese massage) | |
Not at all/ a little | 983 (74.6%) |
Sometimes | 232 (17.6%) |
Often/ always | 102 (7.7%) |
CRC screening-related information acquisition: | |
Do you know there is government subsidy from CRC screening programme | |
No | 267 (20.3%) |
Yes | 1050 (79.7%) |
Had ever used the government subsidy for CRC screening | |
No | 885 (67.2%) |
Yes | 432 (32.8%) |
Had ever received information about cancer prevention and screening from community centres | |
No | 1045 (79.3%) |
Yes | 272 (20.7%) |
Had ever received information about cancer prevention and screening from media | |
No | 353 (26.8%) |
Yes | 964 (73.2%) |
Had ever received information about cancer prevention and screening from booklets | |
No | 955 (72.5%) |
Yes | 362 (27.5%) |
Had ever received information about cancer prevention and screening from promotion video | |
No | 551 (41.8%) |
Yes | 766 (58.2%) |
Had ever received information about cancer prevention and screening from health talks | |
No | 1038 (78.8%) |
Yes | 279 (21.2%) |
Prompt to have a CRC screening | |
Had ever prompted by doctor to have a CRC screening | |
No | 767 (58.2%) |
Yes | 550 (41.8%) |
Had ever prompted by nurse to have a CRC screening | |
No | 1086 (82.5%) |
Yes | 231 (17.5%) |
Had ever prompted by friend to have a CRC screening | |
No | 1029 (78.1%) |
Yes | 288 (21.9%) |
Had ever prompted by family to have a CRC screening | |
No | 923 (70.1%) |
Yes | 394 (29.9%) |