Table 3.
Comparison between patients who seek information and those who do not.
| Variables | Cancer information seeking | |||
|
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Seekers (n=233) | Nonseekers (n=52) | P value |
| Marital status, n (%) |
|
|
<.001a | |
|
|
Single | 26 (11.2) | 0 (0) |
|
|
|
Married | 173 (74.2) | 33 (63.5) |
|
|
|
Widowed | 15 (6.4) | 15 (28.8) |
|
|
|
Divorced | 19 (8.1) | 4 (7.8) |
|
| Education, n (%) |
|
|
<.001a | |
|
|
Primary school or lower | 39 (16.7) | 27 (51.9) |
|
|
|
Junior school | 58 (24.9) | 15 (28.8) |
|
|
|
High school | 61 (26.2) | 6 (11.5) |
|
|
|
Some college | 42 (18.0) | 3 (5.8) |
|
|
|
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 33 (14.2) | 1 (1.9) |
|
| Household annual income, n (%) |
|
|
.45a | |
|
|
<10,000 RMB | 109 (46.8) | 29 (55.8) |
|
|
|
10,000-50,000 RMB | 47 (20.2) | 11 (21.2) |
|
|
|
50,000-100,000 RMB | 35 (15.0) | 7 (13.5) |
|
|
|
>100,000 RMB | 42 (18.0) | 5 (9.6) |
|
| Age, mean | 48.70 (15.97) | 65.67 (16.91) | <.001b | |
| Cancer belief, mean (SD) | 3.16 (0.52) | 3.56 (0.37) | <.001b | |
| Self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 3.09 (1.04) | 2.14 (1.14) | <.001b | |
aPearson chi-square test.
bt test.