Public attitudes towards the genetic testing in Georgia

The aim of this study is to assess attitudes towards genetic testing in Georgian public. We used a Likert-scale written questionnaire. The survey was completed by 480 respondents. A majority of respondents (75.3%) curious about predictive genetic testing and 40.6% of participants preferred to be tes...

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Published in:Journal of community genetics 2021-07, Vol.12 (3), p.407-414
Main Authors: Kvaratskhelia, Eka, Chokoshvili, Davit, Kvintradze, Merab, Surmava, Sandro, Dzagoevi, Ketevan, Borry, Pascal, Abzianidze, Elene
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Gene Function
Gene Therapy
Genetic screening
Genetic testing
Human Genetics
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Public Health
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Summary:The aim of this study is to assess attitudes towards genetic testing in Georgian public. We used a Likert-scale written questionnaire. The survey was completed by 480 respondents. A majority of respondents (75.3%) curious about predictive genetic testing and 40.6% of participants preferred to be tested only for disorders that are treatable or preventable. Approximately 65% of the participants would like to test their newborn children for late-onset disorders and undergo preconception carrier screening (73%). In addition, the majority (59%) of our respondents were not worried that genetic testing would further stigmatize people with disabilities. These results indicate that the respondents surveyed in our study may have placed particularly high importance on the availability of genetic testing and greatly valued access to genomic information.
ISSN:1868-310X
1868-6001
DOI:10.1007/s12687-021-00522-7