Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer in Egypt: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Variables | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age | 55 (12) |
Sex | |
 Males | 786 (54.1%) |
 Females | 667 (45.9%) |
Residency | |
 Urban | 571 (39.3%) |
 Rural | 882 (60.7%) |
Education | |
 Post-graduate | 48 (3.3%) |
 College | 292 (20.1%) |
 Secondary school | 382 (26.3%) |
 Primary school | 388 (26.7%) |
 Uneducated | 343 (23.6%) |
Currently employed | |
 Yes | 755 (52%) |
 No (including retired) | 694 (47.8%) |
Income level (self-reported) | |
 Low income | 871 (59.9%) |
 Middle income | 564 (38.8%) |
 High income | 18 (1.2%) |
Method of Payment of Medical Bills | |
 Health insurance (covered by my employer) | 72 (5%) |
 Government Support | 595 (40.9%) |
 Out of Pocket | 786 (54.1%) |
Participants with relative who had pre-cancerous polyp | 37 (2.5%) |
Participants with relative who had CRC | 96 (6.6%) |
Participants who knew others diagnosed with CRC | 239 (16.4%) |
Participants who knew anyone who died of CRC | 230 (15.8%) |
Participants diagnosed with colorectal disease | 292 (20.1%) |
Participants who had discussions with their physician about cancer in general | 287 (19.8%) |
Participants who had discussions with their physician about cancer screening | 258 (17.8%) |
Participants who had discussions with their physician about CRC | 89 (6.1%) |
Participants who had discussions with their physician about CRC screening | 62 (4.3%) |