Public Health Education and Promotion Commons^™

The Influences Of Medical Students' Consent To Participate In Thalassemia Research, Raditya Wratsangka, Donna Adriani, Endrico Xavierees Tungka, Aditya Krishna Murthi

Kesmas

An effective way of learning about thalassemia, a complex public health issue with multiple perspectives, is through participating in research. This study used an inductive approach to presume the influencing factors of students' consent to participate in thalassemia research voluntarily. Nested in the preliminary stage of a research series on thalassemia, this study used a consecutive sampling to recruit 140 medical undergraduates. Their knowledge, experience, and attitude to thalassemia and the perception of self-quality life were assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Blood samples were drawn for carrier screening. Students' GPAs were collected from faculty records. Of 140 participants, only 123 had …