Colorectal cancer screening behavior and willingness: An outpatient survey in China

Table 3 Factors associated with outpatients’ screening willingness n (%)

Variable	Screening willingness		OR (95% CI)	P value
	Rejection1 (n = 213)	Attendance2 (n = 788)
Gender
Female	120 (23.5)	390 (76.5)	1.000	0.089
Male	93 (18.9)	398 (81.1)	1.317 (0.971-1.786)
Age (yr)
< 40	76 (19.1)	321 (80.9)	1.000	0.207
≥ 40	137 (22.7)	467 (77.3)	0.807 (0.589-1.105)
Health insurance
No	73 (20.4)	285 (79.6)	1.000	0.630
Yes	140 (21.8)	503 (78.2)	0.920 (0.670-1.265)
Educational level
Primary or no schooling	16 (23.2)	53 (76.8)	1.000	-
Secondary education	109 (24.5)	336 (75.5)	0.931 (0.511-1.695)	0.814
High education	88 (18.1)	399 (81.9)	1.369 (0.748-2.506)	0.309
Monthly household income, RMB (yuan)
< 4000	123 (22.9)	415 (77.1)	1.000	0.189
≥ 4000	90 (19.4)	373 (80.6)	1.228 (0.905-1.668)
Level of knowledge
Low	106 (36.8)	182 (63.2)	1.000	-
Moderate	52 (21.1)	195 (78.9)	2.184 (1.481-3.221)	< 0.001
High	55 (11.8)	411 (88.2)	4.352 (3.008-6.298)	< 0.001

¹Patients rejected to attend screening;

²Patients would attend screening voluntarily or under recommendation. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.