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Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam
The world has been experiencing encouraging research in genetics, but current public knowledge, awareness, and perception of this area remain unknown for Brunei Darussalam. This study aimed to investigate the Brunei population’s genetics and genetic testing literacy, and their attitude toward them....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10165734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168509 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1181240 |
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author | Jaya, Hazreana Idayu Matusin, Siti Nur Mustapa, Aklimah Abdullah, Muhammad Syafiq Haji Abdul Hamid, Mas Rina Wati |
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description | The world has been experiencing encouraging research in genetics, but current public knowledge, awareness, and perception of this area remain unknown for Brunei Darussalam. This study aimed to investigate the Brunei population’s genetics and genetic testing literacy, and their attitude toward them. A cross-sectional study was carried out targeting public population in Brunei Darussalam. Questionnaires on knowledge and attitudes were randomly distributed in frequented venues in the Brunei–Muara district and uploaded online for distribution through social media. Responses were scored and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Overall, the sample population (n = 474) comprised 75.7% female, 64.3% aged 18–29 years old, 39.7% with a bachelor’s degree, and 2.3% and 5.3% with a personal history and family history of genetic disease(s), respectively. Younger participants scored higher for disease-related questions and showed more concern on the impact of testing on employment but were more fearful of testing. Higher educational qualifications were associated with a higher knowledge score, a more optimistic view on DNA research, and less reluctance to take a genetic test for an untreatable disease. Participants with a personal history of genetic disease(s) were more knowledgeable and displayed higher curiosity. Participants with a family history of genetic disease(s) were also more knowledgeable and would want testing even for an untreatable disease. Significantly less was known about the social consequences of testing compared to the medical possibilities. Investigating the knowledge and attitudes of the population is vital preceding efforts toward national adaptation of genetic testing, keeping in mind the various obstacles and issues surrounding the subject. |
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spelling | pubmed-101657342023-05-09 Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam Jaya, Hazreana Idayu Matusin, Siti Nur Mustapa, Aklimah Abdullah, Muhammad Syafiq Haji Abdul Hamid, Mas Rina Wati Front Genet Genetics The world has been experiencing encouraging research in genetics, but current public knowledge, awareness, and perception of this area remain unknown for Brunei Darussalam. This study aimed to investigate the Brunei population’s genetics and genetic testing literacy, and their attitude toward them. A cross-sectional study was carried out targeting public population in Brunei Darussalam. Questionnaires on knowledge and attitudes were randomly distributed in frequented venues in the Brunei–Muara district and uploaded online for distribution through social media. Responses were scored and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Overall, the sample population (n = 474) comprised 75.7% female, 64.3% aged 18–29 years old, 39.7% with a bachelor’s degree, and 2.3% and 5.3% with a personal history and family history of genetic disease(s), respectively. Younger participants scored higher for disease-related questions and showed more concern on the impact of testing on employment but were more fearful of testing. Higher educational qualifications were associated with a higher knowledge score, a more optimistic view on DNA research, and less reluctance to take a genetic test for an untreatable disease. Participants with a personal history of genetic disease(s) were more knowledgeable and displayed higher curiosity. Participants with a family history of genetic disease(s) were also more knowledgeable and would want testing even for an untreatable disease. Significantly less was known about the social consequences of testing compared to the medical possibilities. Investigating the knowledge and attitudes of the population is vital preceding efforts toward national adaptation of genetic testing, keeping in mind the various obstacles and issues surrounding the subject. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10165734/ /pubmed/37168509 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1181240 Text en Copyright © 2023 Jaya, Idayu Matusin, Mustapa, Abdullah and Haji Abdul Hamid. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Genetics Jaya, Hazreana Idayu Matusin, Siti Nur Mustapa, Aklimah Abdullah, Muhammad Syafiq Haji Abdul Hamid, Mas Rina Wati Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title | Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title_full | Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title_fullStr | Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title_full_unstemmed | Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title_short | Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam |
title_sort | public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in brunei darussalam |
topic | Genetics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10165734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37168509 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1181240 |
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