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Table 2 Compliance of participants with NBS

From: Current attitudes and preconceptions on newborn genetic screening in the Chinese reproductive-aged population

 

Is it necessary to undergo genetic screening?

Value

P

Total (n = 1141, 100%)

Yes (n = 989, 86.68%)

No/I don’t know (n = 152, 13.32%)

Do you think if both couples do not have genetic diseases, their child will not have a genetic disease?

 Yes

117 (10.25%)

93 (9.40%)

24 (15.79%)

  

 No

738 (64.68%)

673 (68.05%)

65 (42.76%)

37.038

P < 0.05

 I don't know

286 (25.07%)

223 (23.56%)

63 (41.45%)

  

If the NBS results are negative, does it mean that the baby will not have an IMD?

 Yes

127 (11.13%)

108 (10.92%)

19 (12.50%)

  

 No

647 (56.70%)

594 (60.06%)

53 (34.87%)

37.879

P < 0.05

 I don't know

367 (32.17%)

287 (29.02%)

80 (52.63%)

  

Do you know what it means to be suspiciously positive for NBS?

 It means that there have abnormal indicators and needs to be further re-examined

1052 (92.20%)

935 (94.54%)

117 (76.97%)

67.085

P < 0.05

 It means that a disease has been diagnosed

15 (1.31%)

13 (1.31%)

2 (1.31%)

  

 I don't know, it’s probably meaningless

74 (6.49%)

41 (4.15%)

33 (21.71%)

  

 If your child's neonatal disease screening is suspiciously positive, how would you treat it?

 No treatment until the child has symptoms

5 (0.44%)

3 (0.30%)

2 (1.31%)

  

 Search information on the Internet and treat by oneself

5 (0.44%)

4 (0.40%)

1 (0.66%)

3.296

P > 0.05

 Go to the appointed hospital or department immediately

1131 (99.12%)

982 (99.30%)

149 (98.03%)

  
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