Repository Citation
Kim, Sowon and Maxwell, Rose A., "Identifying Factors Underlying the Decision for Genetic Carrier Screening Among Women in Montgomery County" (2021). Medical Student Research Symposium Abstracts and Posters. 4.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/msrs/2021/poster_presentations_6/4
Start Date
29-4-2021 7:35 PM
End Date
29-4-2021 7:45 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Genetic Carrier Screening (GCS) is a genetic test that allows patients to find out if they carry genes for certain genetic disorders. The results of the test enable patients to make changes to their family planning decisions and prenatal care when appropriate and allow them the opportunity to seek further medical and social support. Despite these health benefits and notable clinical utility of GCS, GCS has not been utilized in most nations due to moral and ethical controversy among the public. Previous studies have demonstrated patients’ ethnicity, socio-demographic (age, education) and economic factors were associated with the patient’s intention to undergo GCS for sickle cell trait screening. This study investigates the socioeconomic and demographic factors that may have impacted the decision to choose GCS among 468 OB-GYN female patients in Montgomery County, OH.
Abstract - Kim
Additional Files
Kim_Factors Underlying the Decision for GCS abstract-ocr.pdf (101 kB)Abstract - Kim
Identifying Factors Underlying the Decision for Genetic Carrier Screening Among Women in Montgomery County
Genetic Carrier Screening (GCS) is a genetic test that allows patients to find out if they carry genes for certain genetic disorders. The results of the test enable patients to make changes to their family planning decisions and prenatal care when appropriate and allow them the opportunity to seek further medical and social support. Despite these health benefits and notable clinical utility of GCS, GCS has not been utilized in most nations due to moral and ethical controversy among the public. Previous studies have demonstrated patients’ ethnicity, socio-demographic (age, education) and economic factors were associated with the patient’s intention to undergo GCS for sickle cell trait screening. This study investigates the socioeconomic and demographic factors that may have impacted the decision to choose GCS among 468 OB-GYN female patients in Montgomery County, OH.
