BACKGROUND: This study assessed the perceived acceptance, difficulty level, and screening efficacy of home-administered fecal occult blood test (FOBT) among a Chinese population. METHODS: @entity1 (age 40 and above) were recruited at various worksites in Taiwan during the summer of 2002. A single group pretest and posttest design was used. RESULTS: The 1-month follow up rate was 81% (304/375). Screening result return rate (76%) and FOBT completion rate (74%) using the home-administered kit (HAK) were both high. Intention towards FOBT in the coming year significantly increased after the intervention (P<0.001). At pretest, @entity1 demonstrated higher perceived acceptance and screening completion efficacy of FOBT using home-administered kit (HAK) than the traditional method (P<0.001). At posttest, the perceived difficulty of FOBT using HAK was significantly lower than the traditional stool-collecting method (P<0.001). While the acceptance of HAK remained high both before and after the intervention, the acceptance and screening efficacy towards traditional FOBT decreased significantly (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed the great potential of using home-administered FOBT to promote @entity14 ( @entity14 ) screening among a Chinese population. Future intervention using innovative screening strategies will need to consider the @entity1 's stage of adoption and cultural beliefs related to screening and preventive behaviors.

Home-administered fecal occult blood test for XXXX screening among worksites in Taiwan.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'participant', 'Participants'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['CRC', 'colorectal cancer']
@entity14 :: (MESH:D015179,Disease) :: ['colorectal cancer']
