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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2012 Jul;35(4):288–294. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31822e7859

Table 3.

Accuracy of Knowledge Regarding Screening Frequenciesa

Accurate responses for screening guidelines
0 (n=541) 1 (n=381) 2+ (n=174) P Value
Adherence, No. (%) <.001
    Screened within guidelines 335 (61.9) 268 (70.3) 130 (74.7)
    Screened, not within guidelines 56 (10.4) 46 (12.1) 20 (11.5)
    Never screened 150 (27.6) 67 (17.6) 24 (13.8)
Number of conditions, mean (SD) 3.5 (2.2) 3.2 (2.3) 2.8 (2.1) <.001
Gender, No. (%) .03
    Male 174 (32.2) 93 (24.4) 55 (31.6)
    Female 367 (67.8) 288 (75.6) 119 (68.4)
Health, No. (%) .002
    Excellent/ Very Good/Good 284 (52.3) 218 (57.2) 118 (67.8)
    Fair/ Poor 257 (47.5) 163 (42.8) 56 (32.2)
Financial Status, No. (%) <.001
    More than enough 80 (14.7) 68 (17.9) 57 (32.8)
    Just enough 249 (45.9) 170 (44.6) 73 (42.0)
    Struggle to get by 212 (39.2) 143 (37.5) 44 (25.3)
Education, No. (%) <.001
    <High School 143 (26.4) 78 (20.5) 16 (9.2)
    High School/GED 188 (34.8) 152 (39.9) 62 (35.6)
    >High School 210 (38.8) 151 (39.6) 96 (55.2)
a

Numbers may differ from totals due to missing data; Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding