Cancer screening beliefs and reactions to an innovative colorectal cancer screening kit among Chinese worksite population.
OBJECTIVE
This study assessed the relationships between cancer screening beliefs (perceived pros, cons, and susceptibility) and reactions (acceptance, self-efficacy, intention to purchase) to an innovative home-administered kit (HAK) for fecal occult blood test (FOBT) among Chinese worksite population.


METHODS
A total of 450 Chinese people aged 40 and older were recruited from ten worksites in Taiwan (2002), with response rate of 83% (375/450).


RESULTS
All the belief scales of cancer screening in general showed good internal consistency (Cronbach alphas >0.70). Perceived benefits and barriers towards cancer screening were significantly correlated with the acceptance, self-efficacy, and order intention towards the FOBT-HAK (p-values <0.001). Perceived susceptibility of cancer was associated with intention to purchase. After taking gender into consideration, the regression analyses showed similar relationships.


CONCLUSIONS
Screening beliefs were significantly associated with reactions toward the innovative FOBT-HAK. Intervention programs addressing these beliefs could potentially promote positive reactions to innovative CRC screening strategies.
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Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, The University of Georgia, 309 Ramsey Center, Athens, GA 30602-6522, USA. shou@uga.edu
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D000328:Adult; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013624:Taiwan; D017132:Workplace
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic