Table 2:
Domains stratified by group.
| Domain | All participants (N=100) |
Control (N=50) | Intervention (N=50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness | |||
| Q14. Have you heard about colorectal cancer? | |||
| No | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) |
| Yes | 95 (95) | 48 (96) | 47 (94) |
| Q15. Have you heard about colorectal polyp? | |||
| No | 41 (41) | 36 (72) | 5 (10) |
| Yes | 59 (59) | 14 (28) | 45 (90) |
| Q16. Have you heard about the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or stool blood test? | |||
| No | 49 (49) | 46 (92) | 3 (6) |
| Yes | 51 (51) | 4 (8) | 47 (94) |
| Q19. Have you heard about colonoscopy? | |||
| No | 9 (9) | 3 (6) | 6 (12) |
| Yes | 91 (91) | 47 (94) | 44 (88) |
| Behavior | |||
| Q17. Have your doctor told you that you should be tested for colon cancer (FOBT)? | |||
| No | 50 (50) | 47 (94) | 3 (6) |
| Yes | 50 (50) | 3 (6) | 47 (94) |
| Q18. Have you ever had a FOBT? | |||
| No | 98 (98) | 49 (98) | 49 (98) |
| Yes | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| Q20. Have your doctor recommend colonoscopy? | |||
| No | 39 (39) | 37 (74) | 2 (4) |
| Yes | 61 (61) | 13 (26) | 48 (96) |
| Q21. Have you ever had a colonoscopy? | |||
| No | 87 (87) | 46 (92) | 41 (82) |
| Yes | 13 (13) | 4 (8) | 9 (18) |
| Q30. Are you willing to undergo colon cancer testing within 6 months? | |||
| No | 52 (52) | 46 (92) | 6 (12) |
| Yes | 48 (48) | 4 (8) | 44 (88) |
| Knowledge | |||
| Q22. I believe that there is only one screening test for colon cancer. | |||
| No | 51 (51) | 5 (10) | 46 (92) |
| Yes | 49 (49) | 45 (90) | 4 (8) |
| Q23. There is a stool blood test using a “home” test | |||
| No | 60 (60) | 49 (98) | 11 (22) |
| Yes | 40 (40) | 1 (2) | 39 (78) |
| Q24. I believe that people are supposed to start getting tested for colon cancer at age of 50. | |||
| No | 64 (64) | 32 (64) | 32 (64) |
| Yes | 36 (36) | 18 (36) | 18 (36) |
| Q25. Once people start having stool blood test, they should have them every 3 years. | |||
| No | 68 (68) | 29 (58) | 39 (78) |
| Yes | 32 (32) | 21 (42) | 11 (22) |
| Q26. In general, once people start having colonoscopy exams at age of 50, they should have them every 5 years. | |||
| No | 52 (52) | 28 (56) | 24 (48) |
| Yes | 48 (48) | 22 (44) | 26 (52) |
| Q27. I believe that colon cancer is mainly a problem for men. | |||
| No | 50 (50) | 43 (86) | 7 (14) |
| Yes | 50 (50) | 7 (14) | 43 (86) |
Data are presented as number of patients (column %).