Table 1.

Survey items, by question theme

Theme 1: Overall screening and health attitudes/behaviors
1. Don’t go to doctor unless needed
2. Trust body to tell if testing is needed
3. Don’t get tested unless feel something is wrong
4. Rather not know about cancer
5. Fear of cancer keep from testing
6. Cancer is God’s will
7. Screening tests not good at finding problems
8. Get colonoscopy only if family/friends recommended
9. Get colonoscopy if trusted doctor recommended
10. Feel uncomfortable and embarrassed
11. Colonoscopy is worth effort
12. Screening tests done as way of not getting sick
Theme 2: Perceived barriers to colonoscopy
1. Cost is prohibitive
2. No transportation
3. No time off
4. No child care
5. No adult care
6. Too much bother
7. Too unfamiliar
8. Embarrassing
9. Not the best method
10. Scared to know
11. Worry about sedation
12. Worry about pain
13. Worry about complications
14. Women more willing
15. Don’t want rectum probed
16. Seems sexual
Theme 3: Perceived facilitators of colonoscopy
1. Most accurate
2. Finds problems early
3. Can remove growths
4. Not done often
5. Provides peace of mind
6. Recommended by doctors
7. If insurance covers, I’ll do it
8. Being sedated is good