Table 1.

Use of INCA recommendations for colorectal cancer screening in Brazil by unit characteristics and capacity.^a Unit coordinators survey; Guide for Useful Interventions for Physical Activity 2011.

	Use of INCA recommendations for CRC screening
	Yes		No
	N	%	N	%	P-value^b
Total of units	209	36	375	64
Unit characteristics
Country region					0.80
South	39	36	70	64
Southeast	65	35	119	65
Central-West	21	41	30	59
Northeast	73	36	128	64
North	11	28	28	72
Total population covered					0.36
≤5000	142	37	241	63
5001–15,000	23	29	55	71
>15,000	14	31	31	69
Patients per month					0.35
≤500	81	38	131	62
501–1000	47	33	95	67
>1000	38	31	85	69
Unit capacity for CRC screening
CRC screening outreach					<0.001
Yes	134	64	10	3
No	74	36	363	97
FOBT use					<0.001
Yes	136	69	140	39
No	62	31	223	61
Sigmoidoscopy use					<0.001
Yes	49	26	43	12
No	140	74	307	88
Colonoscopy use					<0.001
Yes	75	38	70	20
No	122	62	287	80

CRC: colorectal cancer; INCA: Brazilian National Cancer Institute; FOBT: fecal occult blood test.

Only coordinators who self-reported knowledge of INCA cancer screening recommendations and use of recommendations in the unit for cancer screening in general (N = 596 / 1251) were asked about use of colorectal cancer screening recommendations. Over 50% of the data are missing.

P value comparing units where INCA recommendations for CRC screening are used to those where they are not.