Table 2.
Frequency distribution regarding the awareness of CRC symptoms and risk factors among participants (N=448)
| n (%) | |
| CRC symptoms | |
| Lump in abdomen | 253 (56.5) |
| Unexplained weight loss | 244 (54.5) |
| Blood in stools | 210 (46.9) |
| Pain in abdomen | 189 (42.2) |
| Change in bowel habit | 173 (38.6) |
| Bleeding back passage | 171 (38.2) |
| Tiredness | 158 (35.3) |
| Bowel does not empty | 125 (27.9) |
| Pain in back passage | 101 (22.5) |
| CRC risk factors | |
| Daily eating of processed meat | 321 (71.7) |
| Tobacco use | 310 (69.2) |
| Drinking alcohol | 285 (63.6) |
| Chronic bowel disease | 242 (54.0) |
| Daily eating of red meat | 239 (53.3) |
| Close relative with CRC | 206 (46.0) |
| Diet low in fibre | 204 (45.5) |
| Overweight (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) | 187 (41.7) |
| Older age | 169 (37.7) |
| Low fruit and vegetables (<5 servings/day) | 154 (34.4) |
| Diabetes | 106 (23.7) |
CRC, colorectal cancer.