Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes Concerning Genetic Testing Among Young Jordanians

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic Characteristic of Survey Respondents

Variable	Stratification	Percent
Gender	Male	31.3
	Female	68.7
Age (Mean; years)		20.7
Number of family members	5 or less	25.6
	6 or more	74.4
Standard of living	High	9.0
	Intermediate	88.6
	Low	2.4
Health insurance	Insured	83.0
	Uninsured	17.0

Table 2 Knowledge and Past Experience of Genetic Testing Among Young Jordanians

Variable		Percent
Are you familiar with the term genetic testing?	Yes	77.1
	No	22.9
What are the main sources of knowledge (only those answered Yes to the previous question)	Study	44.8
	Work	0.6
	Media, including social media	17.2
	Internet	37.5
	Others	24.8
Do you think that genetic testing can cause any physical risk?	Yes	9.6
	No	90.4
Do you think that genetic testing is forbidden?	Yes	11.8
	No	88.2
Do you think that the current health system provides advice or genetic counseling to those with a genetic disease?	Yes	72.7
	No	27.3
Do you think genetic testing is a reliable tool in diagnosing and predicting diseases?	Yes	93.9
	No	6.1
If you are planning to do genetic testing in the future, when do you think it is the optimal time to have the genetic test?	Pre-marriage	83.5
	During pregnancy	4.2
	Routinely, any time	6.0
	I am not planning to do the genetic testing meanwhile or in future	6.3
Do you think genetic testing is expensive?	Yes	53.4
	No	46.4