Table 6 |
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Perceived barriers to colorectal cancer screening |
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Barrier |
Not a barrier (%) |
Minor barrier (%) |
Major barrier (%) |
Total (%) |
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Patient related |
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Patient fear of finding cancer |
97 (10.4) |
612 (65.6) |
224 (24.0) |
933 (97.2) |
|
Patient believes screening ineffective |
262 (28.3) |
489 (52.8) |
175 (18.9) |
926 (96.5) |
|
Patient embarrassment/anxiety |
57 (6.1) |
410 (44.0) |
465 (49.9) |
932 (97.1) |
|
Patient unaware of screening |
57 (6.1) |
268 (29.0) |
599 (64.8) |
924 (96.3) |
|
Patient does not perceive CRC as a serious threat |
246 (26.7) |
437 (47.5) |
237 (25.8) |
920 (95.8) |
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System related |
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Screening costs too much |
116 (12.7) |
355 (38.8) |
444 (48.5) |
915 (95.3) |
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GPs do not actively recommend screening |
145 (15.8) |
403 (44.0) |
367 (40.1) |
915 (95.3) |
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Shortage of trained providers to conduct screening |
67 (7.4) |
314 (34.8) |
521 (57.8) |
902 (94.0) |
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Shortage of trained providers to investigate positive FOBt |
88 (9.9) |
311 (34.9) |
492 (55.2) |
891 (92.8) |
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Damery et al. BMC Family Practice 2010 11:20 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-11-20 |
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