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. 2024 Aug 27;131(7):1202–1211. doi: 10.1038/s41416-024-02822-4

Table 5.

Unadjusted logistic regression analyses exploring the association between barriers and facilitators and intention to have MCED screening (weighted).

Intenders (n = 898) Non-intenders (n = 59) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Chi-squared (df), p value
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Health Motivation (scale, range 0-16) 12.98 (2.27) 7.20 (2.74) 2.29 (1.96-2.68) 109.75 (1957) p < 0.001
Benefits of blood tests (scale, range 0-16) 13.15 (2.64) 10.54 (2.93) 1.34 (1.23-1.47) 41.23 (1957) p < 0.001
Disadvantages of blood tests (scale, range 0-16) 4.13 (3.35) 6.21 (4.02) 0.85 (0.79-0.92) 17.73 (1957) p < 0.001
Fear of outcome (scale, range 0-12) 5.23 (3.00) 8.56 (2.82) 0.65 (0.56-0.74) 37.35 (1957) p < 0.001
Practical barriers (scale, range 0-12) 1.98 (1.84) 4.61 (2.51) 0.58 (0.51-0.66) 69.22 (1957) p < 0.001
Concern about a positive result (scale, range 0–24) 4.27 (3.98) 11.90 (4.40) 0.72 (0.68-0.76) 111.97 (1957) p < 0.001
n (% agree) n (% agree)
Need more information 340 (37.9) 38 (65.6) 0.32 (0.18-0.56) 16.15 (1957) p < 0.001
Would not trust results 17 (1.9) 10 (3.2) 0.09 (0.04-0.21) 30.79 (1957) p < 0.001
More important things to worry about 56 (6.2) 15 (25.6) 0.19 (0.10-0.37) 24.83 (1957) p < 0.001

Bold indicates significance at <0.05.