Preconception expanded carrier screening: Impact of information presented by text or video on genetic knowledge and attitudes.

ABSTRACT: Preconception expanded carrier screening (ECS) aims to identify couples with an increased risk of having a child with an autosomal recessive (AR) disorder before pregnancy, thereby enabling reproductive choices. Genetic knowledge and experiential knowledge both influence the uptake of ECS. As people in the general public often lack such knowledge, it is essential to provide appropriate and understandable information when offering ECS. This study investigated the effect of an educational video, compared to an educational text, on the knowledge and attitudes toward preconception ECS in the general population. Both the text and video consisted of a brief educational summary on AR inheritance and on the type of disorders included in ECS, with the progressive neurodegenerative condition mucopol

SUBMITTER: Conijn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8048558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature