Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with a positive FOBT who did not undergo the second-level examination as part of the organized colorectal screening colonoscopy program.
| Variables | Total Selected Population n = 175 n (%) |
Secondary Colonoscopy in Another Setting (n = 45, 25.7%) n (%) |
Non-Colonoscopy Recall (n = 130, 74.3%) n (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 83 (47.4) | 23 (51.1) | 60 (46.2) | 0.57 |
| Female | 92 (52.6) | 22 (48.9) | 70 (53.8) | |
| Age | ||||
| <64 years old | 100 (57.1) | 25 (55.6) | 75 (57.7) | 0.8 |
| ≥64 years old | 75 (42.9) | 20 (44.4) | 55 (42.3) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Suburb | 85 (48.6) | 25 (55.6) | 60 (46.2) | 0.28 |
| Metropolitan City | 90 (51.4) | 20 (44.4) | 70 (53.8) | |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school | 23 (13.1) | 8 (17.8) | 15 (11.5) | 0.48 |
| Middle school | 74 (42.3) | 16 (35.6) | 58 (44.6) | |
| High school | 63 (36.0) | 15 (33.3) | 48 (36.9) | |
| University | 13 (7.4) | 5 (11.1) | 8 (6.2) | |
| None | 2 (1.2) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 11 (6.3) | 2 (4.4) | 9 (6.9) | 0.67 |
| Married | 140 (80.0) | 39 (86.7) | 101 (77.7) | |
| Divorced | 13 (7.4) | 3 (6.7) | 10 (7.7) | |
| Widowed | 9 (5.1) | 1 (2.2) | 8 (6.2) | |
| Cohabitant | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.5) | |
| Working status | ||||
| Unemployed | 7 (4.0) | 2 (4.4) | 5 (3.8) | 1.0 |
| Employed | 44 (25.1) | 12 (26.7) | 32 (24.6) | |
| Housewife | 53 (30.3) | 13 (28.9) | 40 (30.8) | |
| Artisan/retailer | 18 (10.3) | 5 (11.1) | 13 (10.0) | |
| Self-employed | 6 (3.4) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (3.8) | |
| Retirees | 47 (26.9) | 12 (26.7) | 35 (26.9) | |
| Source of information about oncological screening |
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| General pratictioner | 150 (85.7) | 39 (86.7) | 111 (85.4) | 0.78 |
| Friends | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | |
| The Internet | 6 (3.4) | 2 (4.4) | 4 (3.1) | |
| No information | 9 (5.1) | 1 (2.2) | 8 (6.2) | |
| Other healthcare worker | 8 (4.6) | 3 (6.7) | 5 (3.8) | |
| Mass media | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Healthcare professionals’ availability and clarity | ||||
| Never | 5 (2.9) | 2 (4.4) | 4 (3.1) | 0.68 |
| Little | 23 (13.1) | 4 (8.9) | 19 (14.6) | |
| Enough | 139 (79.4) | 37 (82.2) | 102 (78.4) | |
| Much | 6 (3.4) | 2 (4.4) | 4 (3.1) | |
| Too much | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.5) | |
| HBM total score | ||||
| <27 | 76 (43.4) | 16 (35.6) | 60 (46.2) | 0.22 |
| ≥27 | 99 (56.7) | 29 (64.4) | 70 (53.8) | |
| HBM perceived susceptibility score | ||||
| <2 | 44 (25.1) | 12 (26.7) | 32 (24.6) | 0.79 |
| ≥2 | 131 (74.9) | 33 (73.3) | 98 (75.4) | |
| HBM perceived severity score | ||||
| <2 | 32 (18.3) | 4 (8.9) | 28 (21.5) | 0.06 |
| ≥2 | 143 (81.7) | 41 (91.1) | 102 (78.5) | |
| HBM perceived barrier score | ||||
| <2 | 71 (40.6) | 21 (46.7) | 50 (38.5) | 0.33 |
| ≥2 | 104 (59.4) | 24 (53.3) | 80 (61.5) | |
| HBM perceived benefit score | ||||
| <2 | 32 (18.3) | 3 (6.7) | 29 (22.3) | 0.02 |
| ≥2 | 143 (81.7) | 42 (93.3) | 101 (77.7) | |
| HBM items total score | ||||
| <7 | 70 (40.0) | 15 (33.3) | 55 (42.3) | 0.29 |
| ≥7 | 105 (60.0) | 30 (66.7) | 75 (57.7) |