Table 5 Participants’ demands after undergoing the genetic screening
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%) | |||
Which ways would you like to learn more about NBGS? (Multiple options) | |||||
Consult doctors face to face | 1047 (91.76%) | 917 (92.72%) | 130 (85.53%) | ||
Brochure or education video of outpatient waiting area | 683 (59.86%) | 599 (60.57%) | 84 (55.26%) | ||
Get online and research by oneself | 319 (27.96%) | 274 (27.70%) | 45 (29.61%) | 1.781 | P > 0.05 |
Study or lecture for pregnant women | 622 (54.51%) | 549 (55.51%) | 73 (48.03%) | ||
The official account of hospital | 571 (50.04%) | 507 (51.26%) | 64 (42.11%) | ||
Will you actively obtain a genetic diagnosis after a positive genetic screening result? | |||||
Yes, actively carry out a genetic diagnosis to clarify the disease | 1124 (98.51%) | 986 (99.70%) | 138 (90.79%) | 71.218 | P < 0.05 |
No need, genetic screening is equal to genetic diagnosis | 17 (1.49%) | 3 (0.30%) | 14 (9.21%) | ||
If your child's genetic screening results reveal other suspected pathogenic genes, but are not related to the clinical phenotype, would you like to be informed? | |||||
Yes, I need to know | 1119 (98.07%) | 978 (98.89%) | 141 (92.76%) | 26.135 | P < 0.05 |
Don’t want to know, to reduce the anxiety after knowing the result | 22 (1.93%) | 11 (1.11%) | 11 (7.24%) | ||
If you know that your children have carried pathogenic genes through genetic screening, will you tell them when they become adults? | |||||
Yes, and recommend them to do a carrier screen with their partner before giving birth to their child | 1069 (93.69%) | 935 (94.54%) | 134 (88.16%) | 9.077 | P < 0.05 |
Will not tell them, to reduce their anxiety after knowing the results | 72 (6.31%) | 54 (5.46%) | 18 (11.84%) | ||