Demographic and psychological variation in satisfaction with doing the FIT test
| Characteristic | Satisfaction (%) | OR (95% CIs) | aOR (95% CIs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants (n = 260) | 229 (87.69) | |||
| Age | ||||
| Age in years (continuous) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.05) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 101 (93.52) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 128 (86.49) | 0.57 (0.25 to 1.31) | 2.18 (0.79 to 6.09) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White British | 219 (90.12) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Any other ethnicity | 10 (83.33) | 0.63 (0.13 to 3.03) | 0.85 (0.08 to 9.65) | |
| Education | ||||
| O Level or GCSE (Grade D G) or lower qualification | 100 (86.36) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| O Level or GCSE (Grade A C) or higher qualification | 129 (90.72) | 1.45 (0.67 to 3.57) | 1.66 (0.49 to 5.69) | |
| Area-level deprivation | ||||
| IMD tertile 1 | 60 (92.31) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2 | 64 (90.14) | 0.66 (0.23 to 0.76) | 0.53 (0.14 to 2.08) | |
| 3 | 81 (85.26) | 0.18 (0.17 to 0.48) | 0.32 (0.09 to 1.15) | |
| Migrant status | ||||
| Born in the UK | 213 (91.02) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Emigrated to the UK | 16 (88.88) | |||
| Car ownership | ||||
| No car or van | 31 (81.38) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| One or more car and or van | 198 (90.02) | 2.06 (0.81 to 5.26) | 0.97 (0.25 to 3.72) | |
| Instruction scale | ||||
| Instruction scale (continuous) | 1.17 (0.97 to 1.42) | 1.29 (0.95 to 1.75) | ||
| Collection scale | ||||
| Collection scale (continuous) | 1.06 (0.92 to 1.23) | 1.12 (0.88 to 1.41) | ||
| Doing the test made me feel anxious | ||||
| Disagree/Strongly disagree | 131 (83.97) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Agree/Strongly agree | 98 (96.08) | 4.67 (1.60 to 14.01)a | 5.99 (1.28 to 28.09)a | |
| The thought of an abnormal result | ||||
| from the test scared me | ||||
| Disagree/Strongly disagree | 73 (82.92) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Agree/Strongly agree | 156 (91.77) | 2.30 (1.05 to 5.02)a | 1.66 (0.60 to 4.61) | |
| Doing the test was unpleasant | ||||
| Disagree/Strongly disagree | 139 (84.72) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Agree/Strongly agree | 90 (95.76) | 4.08 (1.37 to 12.14)a | 3.19 (0.88 to 11.51) | |
↵a P<0.05. aOR = adjusted odds ratio. FIT = faecal immunochemic al testing. IMD = Indices of Multiple Deprivation. CI = confidence interval. OR = odds ratio.