Table 5.
Attitudes/perceptions towards bowel cancer and FOBT screening
| Survey Item (n) | % |
|---|---|
|
Perceived susceptibility | |
|
Think they are at risk of bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
| No/don’t know (62) |
68.0 |
| Yes (29) |
32.0 |
|
Worried or concerned about getting bowel cancer in the future (n = 91) | |
| No/don’t know (40) |
44.0 |
| Yes (51) |
56.0 |
|
Chance of getting bowel cancer in the future (n = 92) | |
| Very low-low (28) |
30.4 |
| Medium (20) |
21.7 |
| High-very high (13) |
14.1 |
| Don’t know/unsure (31) |
33.7 |
|
Perceived self-efficacy | |
|
How confident do you feel in your ability to do the FOBT test? (n = 92) | |
| Not confident at all (13) |
14.1 |
| Not very confident (16) |
17.4 |
| Somewhat confident (14) |
15.2 |
| Confident (32) |
34.8 |
| Very confident (17) |
18.5 |
|
Fatalistic attitude | |
|
Getting cancer is like being sentenced to death (n = 92) | |
| Disagree (40) |
43.5 |
| Agree (39) |
42.4 |
| Don’t know/unsure (12) |
13.0 |
|
There is nothing you can do to stop yourself getting bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
| Disagree (42) |
46.2 |
| Agree (32) |
35.2 |
| Don’t know/unsure (17) |
18.7 |
|
Perceived severity | |
|
Do you think bowel cancer can be cured if found early? (n = 92) | |
| No/don’t know (17) |
18.5 |
| Yes (75) |
81.5 |
|
If you had bowel cancer your whole life would change (n = 90) | |
| Disagree (12) |
13.3 |
| Agree (69) |
76.7 |
| Don’t know/unsure (9) |
10.0 |
|
The thought of bowel cancer scares you (n = 91) | |
| Disagree (7) |
7.7 |
| Agree (76) |
83.5 |
| Don’t know/unsure (8) |
8.8 |
|
Shame | |
|
You would feel ashamed if you found out you had bowel cancer (n = 91) | |
| Disagree (54) |
59.3 |
| Agree (22) |
24.2 |
| Don’t know/unsure (15) | 16.5 |
FOBT- faecal occult blood test.
^Percentage calculated from valid responses indicated in parentheses adjacent to survey item.
Agree represents % of respondents who answered strongly agree or agree to survey item.
Disagree represents % of respondents who answered strongly disagree or disagree to survey item.