Table 2.
Unadjusted logistic regression analyses exploring the association between socio-demographics, health behaviours, perceived risk of cancer, cancer worry and fatalism and intention to have an MCED test (weighted).
| Intendersa | Unadjusted | Wald F (df), p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| All | 898 (93.8%) | ||
| Age | |||
| 50–59 | 386 (93.4) | 1 | 1.278 (2956), p = 0.278 |
| 60–69 | 298 (92.8) | 0.91 (0.51–1.63) | |
| 70+ | 213 (96.1) | 1.72 (0.79–3.73) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 439 (95.0) | 1 | 2.03 (1957), p = 0.154 |
| Female | 460 (92.7) | 0.68 (0.39–1.16) | |
| Social Grade | |||
| A-B | 205 (95.8) | 1 | 2.57 (3955) p = 0.053 |
| C1 | 268 (95.3) | 0.89 (0.38–2.07) | |
| C2 | 206 (94.0) | 0.70 (0.29–1.65) | |
| D-E | 220 (90.2) | 0.41 (0.190–0.873) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 803 (94.2) | 1 | 0.17 (3948) p = 0.919 |
| Black | 23 (96.2) | 1.54 (0.20–11.71) | |
| Asian | 34 (94.5) | 1.06 (0.24–4.49) | |
| Mixed | 35 (92.1) | 0.71 (0.21–2.40) | |
| Highest level of education | |||
| No formal qualifications | 52 (91.0) | 0.60 (0.22–1.78) | 1.11 (5930) p = 0.353 |
| Level 2 | 207 (94.0) | 0.97 (0.46–2.08) | |
| Apprenticeships | 28 (96.7) | 1.81 (0.23–14.24) | |
| Level 3 | 217 (95.6) | 1.33 (0.59–3.00) | |
| Level 4 | 254 (94.2) | 1 | |
| Other | 117 (89.9) | 0.55 (0.26–1.19) | |
| Employment status | |||
| Working | 428 (94.0) | 1 | 0.01 (1, 934) p = 0.925 |
| Not working | 451 (94.2) | 1.03 (0.59–1.77) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/Civil partnership/Living as married | 585 (94.1) | 1 | 0.04 (3,948), p = 0.990 |
| In a relationship (not living together) | 29 (93.2) | 0.87 (0.20–3.79) | |
| Single (never married) | 114 (93.4) | 0.89 (0.40–1.97) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 164 (93.8) | 0.96 (0.48–1.92) | |
| Screening experience | |||
| Attended all eligible | 629 (96.6) | 1 | 17.60 (2861), p < 0.001 |
| Attended some eligible | 172 (84.7) | 0.19 (0.11–0.34) | |
| Never attended | 5 (71.2) | 0.09 (0.02–0.47) | |
| Past bad experience of cancer screening | |||
| Yes | 39 (83.0) | 0.29 (0.13–0.66) | 8.86 (1957) p = 0.003 |
| No | 859 (94.4) | 1 | |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Poor/fair | 383 (93.7) | 0.985 (0.58–1.68) | 0.003 (1949) 0.957 |
| Good/very good/excellent | 507 (93.8) | 1 | |
| Perceived risk of cancer | |||
| Above average | 192 (93.4) | 0.22 (0.11–0.46) | 9.70 (2947) p < 0.001 |
| Same as average | 627 (95.4) | 1 | |
| Below average | 70 (82.2) | 0.68 (0.35–1.32) | |
| Cancer worry frequency | |||
| Never/Rarely/Sometimes | 815 (94.4) | 1 | 5.12 (1957) p = 0.024 |
| Often/Very often | 83 (88.4) | 0.45 (0.22–0.90) | |
| Cancer Fatalism | |||
| Predetermination | |||
| Yes | 167 (86.4) | 0.29 (0.17–0.50) | 20.24 (1957) p < 0.001 |
| No | 732 (95.7) | 1 | |
| Incurability | |||
| Yes | 7 (76.5) | 0.21 (0.04–1.03) | 3.72 (1957) p = 0.054 |
| No | 891 (94.0) | 1 | |
aresponded ‘yes, definitely’ or ‘yes, probably’ to the considered intention item (after all information had been presented). Bold indicates significance at <0.05