Knowledge and Informed Decision-Making about Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation in Groups with Low and Adequate Health Literacy
Table 3
Informed decision-making about CRC screening participation among respondents with low and adequate health literacy ().
All respondents
Respondents with low health literacy
Respondents with adequate health literacy
value Chi-square (Pearson)
value ANOVA ( test)
Total knowledge of CRC and CRC screening, mean ± SD
13.57 ± 1.95
13.21 ± 2.20
13.94 ± 1.61
0.03 (F 5.09)
Knowledge
Adequate, (%)
90 (64)
43 (61)
47 (67)
0.41
Inadequate, (%)
51 (36)
28 (39)
23 (33)
Attitude towards CRC screening
Positive, (%)
129 (100)
60 (97)
67 (100)
0.14
Negative, (%)
0 (0)
2 (3)
0 (0)
Missing
12
9
3
Intention to participate in CRC screening
Positive, (%)
126 (89)
63 (89)
63 (90)
0.81
Negative, (%)
15 (11)
8 (11)
7 (10)
Attitude-uptake consistency1
Consistent, (%)
116 (90)
56 (90)
60 (90)
0.89
Not consistent, (%)
13 (10)
6 (10)
7 (10)
Missing
12
9
3
Informed decision-making
Informed choice, (%)
73 (57)
34 (55)
39 (58)
0.70
No informed choice, (%)
56 (43)
28 (45)
28 (42)
Missing
12
9
3
Decisional conflict, mean ± SD
21.12 ± 15.54
25.82 ± 17.96
16.05 ± 10.37
0.00 (F 14.03)
in bold. 1Attitude-uptake consistency means a combination of a negative attitude with an intention not to participate or a positive attitude with an intention to participate. Inconsistency means a negative attitude and an intention to participate or a positive attitude and an intention not to participate. Attitude-uptake inconsistency is one of the elements of uninformed choice.
