Table 2.

Factors Influencing CRC Screening Behaviour (Other Variables)

	Ever Gone for Screening
	Yes	No	P value
Cancer History
Breast Cancer (n=104)	50 (48.1%)	54 (51.9%)	0.977
Other Cancers (n=46)	22 (47.8%)	24 (52.2%)
Years of cancer remission
Less than 5 (n=76)	38 (50%)	38 (50%)	0.619
5 or more (n=74)	34 (45.9%)	40 (54.1%)
Age of cancer diagnosis (years)
Less than 50 (n=46)	19 (41.3%)	27 (58.7%)	0.275
50 and above (n=104)	53 (51.0%)	51 (49.0%)
Perceived health status
Fair or Poor (n=56)	26 (46.4%)	30 (53.6%)	0.766
Good or Very Good (n=94)	46 (48.9%)	48 (51.1%)
Perceived susceptibility to CRC
5 or less (n=138)	65 (47.1%)	73 (52.9%)	0.455
More than 5 (n=12)	7 (58.3%)	5 (41.7%)
Perceived Need to undergo screening
Little need or no need (n=73)	20 (27.4%)	53 (72.6%)	<0.001
Some need or great need (n=72)	51 (70.8%)	21 (29.2%)
Knowledge Score on CRC Symptoms
High Score (n=95)	53 (55.8%)	42 (44.2%)	0.012
Low or Middle Scores (n=55)	19 (34.5%)	36 (65.5%)
Knowledge Score on CRC Screening tests
High Score (n=92)	50 (54.3%)	42 (45.7%)	0.05
Low or Middle Scores (n=58)	22 (37.9%)	36 (62.1%)
Knowledge Score on CRC Risk factors
High Score (n=83)	38 (45.8%)	45 (54.2%)	0.545
Low or Middle Scores (n=67)	34 (50.7%)	33 (49.3%)
Doctors’ Recommendation
Yes (n=55)	42 (76.4%)	13 (23.6%)	<0.001
No (n=95)	30 (31.6%)	65 (68.4%)