Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the General Population Regarding Peripheral Blood Chromosomal Testing in the Premarital or Preconception Context.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Some previous studies examined the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward prenatal genetic testing of the fetus but not toward blood chromosomal testing in the preconception and premarital period. This study investigated the KAP of the general population regarding peripheral blood chromosomal testing in the premarital or preconception period.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

From October 2023 to December 2023 at the authors' hospital.

Participants

Enrolled individuals who participated in free premarital medical examinations and free prepregnancy health examinations.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

A self-designed questionnaire (Cronbach's α = 0.917) was used to collect the demographic information and KAP scores. KAP sco

SUBMITTER: Hu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12041940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature