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. 2017;18(12):3217–3223. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.12.3217

Table 2.

Attitudes of the 6,668 Subjects Towards Colorectal Cancer (%, Proportion for Every Row)

Attitudes to cancer and bowel cancer Strongly
agree
Agree Don’t
care
Disagree Strongly
disagree
P
It’s important for me to know about cancer Male 76.1 18.9 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.037
Female 76.3 20.1 3.1 0.3 0.2
Total 76.2 19.7 3.5 0.3 0.3
It’s just misfortune that someone has cancer Male 10.9 11.5 13.5 36.4 27.7 0.072
Female 9.6 9.9 12.8 38.4 29.3
Total 10.1 10.1 12.6 37.6 28.6
Colorectal cancer diagnosed in early stage can treat better Male 62.6 30.6 5.5 0.7 0.6 0.234
Female 62.5 31.4 5 0.9 0.3
Total 62.5 31.1 5.2 0.8 0.4
Regular physical examination can find cancer in early stage Male 64.6 29.4 5 0.5 0.5 0.003
Female 67.8 27.9 3.4 0.7 0.2
Total 66.6 28.5 4 0.6 0.3
I will take physical examination regularly Male 49.4 37.4 9.1 2.8 1.3 0.003
Female 52.2 37.8 7.1 1.9 1
Total 51.2 37.6 7.8 2.3 1.1
I will try to stop smoking and alcohol abuse Male 51.8 34.9 6.5 3.6 3.2 0.005
Female 56 32 5.3 4.1 2.6
Total 54.4 33.1 5.8 3.9 2.8
Colorectal cancer screening are effective Male 17.1 33.5 30 9.5 10 <0.001
Female 17.8 39.1 26.2 8.7 8.2
Total 17.4 37.2 27.6 9 8.8
Cancer screening should be widely implemented Male 32.5 35.7 26.2 3.6 2 <0.001
Female 38.4 36.5 20.1 3.5 1.5
Total 36.3 36.2 22.2 3.6 1.7