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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Jun;22(3):503–511. doi: 10.1007/s10903-019-00912-7

Table 2.

Screening Rate and Recommendation in Association with Predictors, n = 100

Has a doctor ever recommended that you have a CRC screening?
Have you ever gotten a CRC screening?
Yes
n = 71a
No
n = 21a
p value Yes
n = 52b
No
n = 40b
p-Value
Gender
 Male 37 (80.4) 9 (19.6) 0.620 28 (60.9) 18 (39.1) 0.528
 Female 34 (73.9) 12 (26.1) 24 (52.2) 22 (47.8)
Religion
 Christianity 20 (80.0) 5 (20.0) 0.786 14 (53.8) 12 (46.2) 0.817
 Muslim 51 (76.1) 16 (23.9) 38 (57.6) 28 (42.4)
Preferred language for health communication
 Arabic 52 (74.3) 18 (25.7) 0.324 38 (53.5) 33 (46.5) 0.489
 English 15 (93.8) 1 (6.3) 10 (66.7) 5 (33.3)
 French 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
 German 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Education
 High school and below 28(66.7) 14(33.3) 0.045 20(46.5) 23(53.5) 0.092
 More than high school 43(86.0) 7(14.0) 32(65.3) 17(34.7)
Household income last year
 Less than $10,000 14 (73.7) 7 (26.3) 0.612 9 (45.0) 11 (55.0) 0.244
 $10,000 to $20,000 14 (73.7) 5 (26.3) 12 (60.0) 8 (40.0)
 $21,000 to $30,000 10 (90.9) 1 (9.1) 8 (80.0) 2 (20.0)
 $31,000 to $40,000 4 (80.0) 1 (20.0) 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0)
 $41,000 to $50,000 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0)
 More than $50,000 7 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (85.7) 1 (14.3)
Employment status
 Full-time 26 (83.9) 5 (16.1) 0.337 16 (53.3) 14 (46.7) 0.073
 Part-time 8 (80.0) 2 (20.0) 7 (70.0) 3 (30.0)
 Retired 10 (83.3) 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) 2 (16.7)
 Unemployed 22 (64.7) 12 (35.3) 15 (42.9) 20 (57.1)
 Other 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2(100.0) 0 (0.0)
Type of health insurance
 No insurance 2(28.6) 5(71.4) 0.008 0(0.0) 7(100.0) 0.005
 Medicaid/other public 38(79.2) 10(20.8) 25(53.2) 22(46.8)
 Medicare 4(80.0) 1(20.0) 5(83.3) 1(16.7)
 Employer-based 9(100.0) 0(0.0) 7(77.8) 2(22.2)
 More than one insurance 14(87.5) 2(12.5) 12(75.0) 4(25.0)
Provider’s gender
 Male 45 (78.9) 12 (21.1) 1 33 (57.9) 24 (42.1) 1
 Female 23 (82.1) 5 (17.9) 17 (60.7) 11 (39.3)
Language for health communication
 Arabic 43 (81.1) 10 (18.9) 0.765 28 (51.9) 26 (48.1) 0.183
 English 26 (76.5) 8 (23.5) 23 (69.7) 10 (30.3)
 French 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Overall, how much do you trust your doctor?
 A lot 42 (79.2) 11 (20.8) 0.670 30 (56.6) 23 (43.4) 0.927
 A fair amount 23 (85.2) 4 (14.8) 16 (59.3) 11 (40.7)
 A little 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3)
 Not at all 0 (N/A) 0 (N/A) 0 (N/A) 0 (N/A)
Provider’s race
 Arab/Arab American 43 (81.1) 10 (18.9) 1 30 (55.6) 24 (44.4) 1
 Caucasian or white 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0)
SHLC score Mean (SD) Sig Mean (SD) Sig
 Spiritual life/faith 11.67 (3.284) 13.34 (2.269) 0.160 11.67 (3.284) 13.34 (2.269) 0.008
 Active spiritual 13.27 (2.031) 13.70 (1.596) 0.907 13.27 (2.031) 13.70 (1.596) 0.290
 God’s grace 16.63 (3.520) 17.95 (2.134) 0.236 16.63 (3.520) 17.95 (2.134) 0.047
 Passive spiritual 6.45 (2.459) 6.05 (2.309) 0.312 6.45 (2.459) 6.05 (2.309) 0.451

Numbers are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. All missing values were excluded from calculating percentages and p-values

a

8 with no response to this question

b

8 with no response to this question