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. 2017 Jul 28;11(6):821–827. doi: 10.5009/gnl17025

Table 4.

Respondents’ Experiences with and Opinions about the NCSP

Opinion No. (%)
Experience of NCSP participation Annually–frequently 357 (90.2)
Often–infrequently 39 (9.8)
Experience of FIT participation
 Experience of FIT participation None 56 (14.1)
 Bad experience from FIT Yes 44 (12.9)
 Cause of bad experience from FIT Stool sampling 35 (77.8)
Stool storage and transportation 9 (20.0)
Other 1 (2.2)
Experience of colonoscopy participation
 Experience of colonoscopy participation None 134 (33.8)
 Bad experience with colonoscopy Yes 103 (39.3)
 Cause of bad experience from colonoscopy Complicated preparation process 73 (68.9)
Complicated colonoscopy process itself 27 (25.5)
High medical cost 3 (2.8)
Other 3 (2.8)

NCSP, National Cancer Screening Program; FIT, fecal immunochemical test.