Exploring Low Uptake of Bowel Screening by Men in Rural West Sussex
Men have a tendency to disregard symptoms for far longer and diagnoses tends to be later. Some research links men’s reluctance to seek medical support to social context and health related behaviours and masculinity.
Our Approach
We worked with our male facilitators to help shape our Plan B approach after accepting that a focus group was not the right way forward for this topic. It was suggested that a two-question survey, something simple as many people have survey fatigue. The two questions used.
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I have completed and returned the Home Screening check?
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I have not completed the Home Screening check. (Please provide the reasons).
I did not do the first test I received as I thought it was unhygienic and didn’t like the thought of sending a sample in the post!
