Table 2.
Differences in patient-reported barriers by CRC screening status and socioeconomic factors (N = 198)⁎⁎.
| Barrier | Ever screened |
Not screened |
p | Income <$1200/month |
Less than HS degree |
Uninsured |
Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | χ2, p | χ2, p | χ2, p | χ2, p | ||
| Fear | 28 (35.0) | 30 (25.4) | 0.146 | 0.323, 0.570 | 0.061, 0.805 | 0.976, 0.323 | 0.008, 0.929 |
| Finances | 15 (18.8) | 30 (25.4) | 0.272 | 5.511, 0.019 | 0.038, 0.845 | 19.940, 0.000 | 0.217, 0.641 |
| Logistics | 28 (35.0) | 17 (14.4) | 0.001 | 0.660, 0.417 | 0.488, 0.485 | 0.749, 0.387 | 2.894, 0.089 |
| No recommendation/referral | 20 (25.0) | 39 (33.1) | 0.224 | 0.043, 0.836 | 4.399, 0.036 | 2.037, 0.154 | 0.001, 0.978 |
| Unnecessary | 22 (27.5) | 19 (15.3) | 0.035 | 2.607, 0.106 | 0.532, 0.466 | 0.188, 0.665 | 2.044, 0.153 |
| Discomfort/disgust with procedure | 16 (20.0) | 12 (10.2) | 0.051 | 0.238, 0.626 | 0.209, 0.648 | 1.458, 0.227 | 0.144, 0.704 |
| Discomfort/disgust with prep | 6 (7.5) | 9 (7.6) | 0.974 | 0.227, 0.634 | 0.008, 0.930 | 1.590, 0.207 | 0.067, 0.796 |
| Other⁎ | 9 (11.3) | 9 (7.6) | 0.384 | 0.755, 0.385 | 0.010, 0.922 | 0.255, 0.614 | 0.276, 0.599 |
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Other barriers include medical mistrust (n = 4), lack of information on CRC screening (n = 5), religious reasons (n = 2), or they simply “don't want to” (n = 7).
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This Table presents the comparison of those reporting each barrier between those who were ever screened for CRC (Column 2) and those who were never screened for CRC (Column 3), in addition to identifying which socioeconomic factors (Columns 5–8) are significantly associated each barrier reported.