Knowledge and Attitude of Physicians, Cancer Patients and Public about Cancer Related Genetic Tests in Saudi Arabia
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Authors
Alsubaie, Lamia Fahad
Issue Date
2015-05-01
Type
thesis_open
Language
Keywords
Genetics
Alternative Title
Human Genetics Theses
Abstract
Due to the unique religious and cultural characteristics of Saudi Arabia, evaluating knoweldge and exploring attitudes toward cancer genetic tests (CGT) are important for bolstering currently underdeveloped CGT services. This cross sectional study was carried out in the form of a survey, targeting three different populations: physicians (n=105), cancer patients (n=102) and public participants (n=1087). The public cohort recorded a knowledge score (M=7.16, Mdn=7.00,SD=2.58) higher than patients cohort (M=4.98,Mdn=5.00,SD=2.95). Both patient and public participants expressed interest in CGT. Willingness to undergo CGT correlated with high knowledge in the public cohort (r (1083)= .12, p