Table 5.
Significant relationships with parental concern
| Factor | Strongly disagree/disagree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Agree/strongly agree n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Parental concern – worried about tumor development | ||||
|
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| Number of children | 0.048* | |||
|
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| 1 child | 1/49 (2.0%) | 7/49 (14.3%) |
41/49 (83.7%) | |
| 2+ children | 30/206 (14.6%) | 31/206 (15.0%) |
145/206 (70.4%) | |
|
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| Child age groups | 0.001*** | |||
|
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| Under 4 years | 11/164 (6.7%) | 22/164 (13.4%) |
131/164 (79.9%) | |
| 4-7.99 years | 12/58 (20.7%) | 8/58 (13.8%) |
38/58 (65.5%) | |
| 8 years and over | 8/37 (21.6%) | 10/37 (27.0%) |
19/37 (51.4%) | |
|
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| Parental concern – screening helps decrease worry | ||||
|
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| Risk threshold to screen | 0.014* | |||
|
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| Any risk | 11/186 (5.9%) | 19/186 (10.2%) |
156/186 (83.9%) | |
| 1-5% risk | 4/46 (8.7%) | 2/46 (4.3%) |
40/46 (87.0%) | |
| 6-10% risk | 3/14 (21.4%) | 4/14 (28.6%) |
7/14 (50.0%) | |
|
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| Parental concern – screening increases worry | ||||
|
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| Vary screening by type | 0.026* | |||
|
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| No | 130/195 (66.7%) |
27/195 (13.8%) |
38/195 (19.5%) | |
| Yes | 31/59 (52.5%) | 17/59 (28.8%) |
11/59 (18.6%) | |
|
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| Parental concern – burden | ||||
|
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| Education groups | <0.001*** | |||
|
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| Associate’s degree or less | 70/96 (72.9%) | 18/96 (18.8%) |
8/96 (8.3%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 51/81 (63.0%) | 19/81 (23.5%) |
11/81 (13.6%) | |
| Advanced degree | 43/69 (62.3%) | 4/69 (5.8%) |
22/69 (31.9%) | |
|
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| Vary screening by type | <0.001*** | |||
|
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| No | 145/194 (74.7%) |
29/194 (14.9%) |
20/194 (10.3%) | |
| Yes | 27/58 (46.6%) | 12/58 (20.7%) |
19/58 (32.8%) | |
|
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| Risk threshold to screen | 0.004** | |||
|
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| Any risk | 132/186 (71.0%) |
31/186 (16.7%) |
23/186 (12.4%) | |
| 1-5% | 32/46 (69.6%) | 8/46 (17.4%) |
6/46 (13.0%) | |
| 6-10% | 5/14 (35.7%) | 2/14 (14.3%) |
7/14 (50.0%) | |
|
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| AFP frequency beliefs | 0.008** | |||
|
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| 6 weeks | 100/139 (71.9%) |
26/139 (18.7%) |
13/139 (9.4%) | |
| 3 months | 54/77 (70.1%) | 6/77 (7.8%) |
17/77 (22.1%) | |
|
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| Knowledge | 0.016* | |||
|
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| Incorrect | 47/64 (73.4%) | 11/64 (17.2%) |
6/64 (9.4%) | |
| Correct | 29/56 (51.8%) | 11/56 (19.6%) |
16/64 (28.6%) | |
|
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| Parental concern – worry will increase if recommendations change | ||||
|
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| Vary screening by type | <0.001*** | |||
|
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| No | 27/195 (13.8%) | 41/195 (21.0%) |
127/195 (65.1%) | |
| Yes | 19/59 (32.2%) | 19/59 (32.2%) |
21/59 (35.6%) | |
*
significance at p ≤ 0.050
**
significance at p ≤ 0.010
***
significance at p ≤ 0.001