"I don't believe it." Acceptance and skepticism of genetic health information among African-American and White smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Effective translation of genomics research into practice depends on public acceptance of genomics-related health information.

Objective

To explore how smokers come to accept or reject information about the relationship between genetics and nicotine addiction.

Methods

Thirteen focus groups (N = 84) were stratified by education (seven < Bachelor's degree, six ≥ Bachelor's degree) and race (eight black, five white). Participants viewed a 1-min video describing the discovery of a genetic variant associated with increased risk of nicotine addiction and lung cancer. Next, they provided their opinions about the information. Two coders analyzed the data using grounded theory.

Results

Pre-video knowledge about why people smoke cigarettes and what genetic risk

SUBMITTER: Waters EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5535773 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature