Intentions to undergo primary screening with colonoscopy under the National Cancer Screening Program in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to investigate intentions to undergo primary screening with colonoscopy in an attempt to predict future colorectal cancer screening behaviors and the feasibility of implementing colonoscopy as the primary screening modality for colorectal cancer in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) of Korea.

Methods

Data were obtained from a nationwide online survey conducted in 2018. The survey included a total of 800 eligible adults aged over 45 years. Study measures included the history of screening colonoscopy within the past 10 years and intentions to undergo primary screening with colonoscopy under the NCSP based on the five constructs of the Health Belief Model. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine factors associated with intentions to

SUBMITTER: Lee K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904222 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature