Viewpoints of the target population regarding barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 498)

Variable	mean ± SD	Min-max
Age (yr)	64 ± 8	50-80
	n	%
Women	318	63.9%
Family history of CRC	75	15.1%
Included in personal invitation program (yes)	388	77.9%
Any awareness of CRC screening (yes)	478	96.0%

CRC: Colorectal cancer.

Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of demographic factors associated with the screening uptake (n = 498)

Variable		n (%)	aOR (95%CI)	P value
Age (yr)	50-59	156 (31.3)	1.00	0.001
	60-80	342 (68.7)	2.30 (1.42-3.71)
Sex	Male	180 (36.1)	1.00	0.003
	Female	318 (63.9)	1.95 (1.26-3.01)
Family history of CRC	No	423 (84.9)	1.00	0.001
	Yes	75 (15.1)	4.17 (1.82-9.58)
Invited through mailed personal invitation	No (2013)	110 (22.1)	1.00	0.199
	Yes (2014-2015)	388 (77.9)	1.41 (0.84-2.37)

aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; CRC: Colorectal cancer.

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the sources of information about colorectal cancer screening associated with the screening uptake (n = 498)

Variable	Non-participants n (%)	Participants n (%)	aOR (95%CI)	P value
Friends/relatives	36 (29.3)	94 (25.1)	1.37 (0.80-2.33)	0.250
General practitioner	40 (32.5)	279 (74.4)	8.11 (4.90-13.41)	< 0.001
Other physician	9 (7.3)	63 (16.8)	4.19 (1.87-9.38)	0.001
Internet	17 (13.8)	48 (12.8)	1.19 (0.59-2.37)	0.630
Traditional media (e.g., TV, radio, newspapers)	39 (31.7)	127 (33.9)	1.60 (0.96-2.68)	0.074
Personal mailed invitation	16 (13.0)	48 (12.8)	1.37 (0.69-2.73)	0.375

aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; CRC: Colorectal cancer.