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Knowledge And Attitude Of Physicians, Cancer Patients And Public About Cancer Related Genetic Tests In Saudi Arabia, Lamia Fahad Alsubaie
Knowledge And Attitude Of Physicians, Cancer Patients And Public About Cancer Related Genetic Tests In Saudi Arabia, Lamia Fahad Alsubaie
Human Genetics Theses
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