Knowledge and attitudes regarding genetic testing among Jordanians: An approach towards genomic medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The twenty first century can be called the genomic era referring to the rapid development of genetics, and the beginning of genomic medicine. An initial step towards genomic medicine is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude towards genetic testing among different populations. The aims of this study were to assess the genetic knowledge and attitude towards genetic testing among the Jordanian population and patients with immune diseases. In addition, we evaluated the association between knowledge, attitude and several demographic factors of the population.

Methods

This study was performed using an online questionnaire that was distributed to respondents from different regions of Jordan.

Results

A total of 1149 participants were recruited from the Jordanian p

SUBMITTER: Khdair SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8241592 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature