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Table 3 Knowledge and receipt of CRC screening by literacy level

From: The effect of health literacy on knowledge and receipt of colorectal cancer screening: a survey study

Outcome

Limited Literacy

N (%) (n = 24)

Adequate Literacy

N (%) (n = 26)

RR (95% CI)*

p-value†

Able to name a CRC screening test‡

3 (13)

18 (69)

0.21 (0.07, 0.64)

<0.01

Able to name or describe CRC screening test

12 (50)

25 (96)

0.56 (0.38, 0.83)

<0.01

Currently screened£

13 (54)

15 (58)

0.99 (0.64, 1.55)

0.88

  1. *Adjusted Relative Risk using Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel methods: RR adjusted for race for knowledge outcomes; and age group (median split; median age = 61.5 yrs.) for receipt of screening.
  2. †p-value from Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test
  3. ‡Relevant screening tests include fecal occult blood testing (or stool test kit), flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy.
  4. £ Currently screened defined as receiving fecal occult blood testing within the last year, flexible sigmoidoscopy within the last five years, or colonoscopy within the last 10 years.
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