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Are College Students Interested In Family Health History Education? A Large Needs Assessment Survey Study, Ming Li, Oi Man Kwok, Ping Ma, Tung-Sung Tseng, Lei Shih Chen
Are College Students Interested In Family Health History Education? A Large Needs Assessment Survey Study, Ming Li, Oi Man Kwok, Ping Ma, Tung-Sung Tseng, Lei Shih Chen
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Family health history (FHH) is an essential foundation for personalized disease prevention. As the incidence of early-onset chronic diseases is increasing among college students, it is important to provide them with the education required to learn about their FHH. This study aimed to assess college students’ interest in receiving FHH education, preferred topics, and desired learning methods. We invited college students to complete an online survey from a large research-intensive university. A total of 2276 college students completed the survey. Nearly half of the participants self-identified as non-Hispanic white (45.5%). Slightly more than half of the sample (53.9%) were not …