Table 3 Comparison of students’ views on questionnaire items
Factors and variables | Greece (N = 205) | Malaysia (N = 201) | Mann–Whitney test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Z | Asymp. sig. (2-tailed) | |
Genetics training | ||||||
Draw a pedigree | 3.35 | 1.30 | 3.27 | 0.99 | − 1.280 | 0.201 |
Discuss with a family the results of a genetic test and consult | 2.56 | 1.20 | 3.13 | 1.05 | − 4.939 | 0.000 |
Benefits on disease management | ||||||
Diagnosis | 4.35 | 0.92 | 4.09 | 0.72 | − 4.697 | 0.000 |
Treatments | 4.13 | 0.95 | 4.07 | 0.76 | − 1.695 | 0.090 |
Prevention | 4.26 | 0.89 | 4.10 | 0.77 | − 2.718 | 0.007 |
Prognosis | 4.25 | 0.90 | 4.09 | 0.80 | − 2.713 | 0.007 |
Benefits on drug management | ||||||
Drug efficacy increase | 3.77 | 0.99 | 3.95 | 0.75 | − 1.520 | 0.129 |
Medication cost reduction | 3.20 | 1.03 | 3.73 | 0.89 | − 5.495 | 0.000 |
Incidence of adverse drug reactions reduction | 3.55 | 0.95 | 3.89 | 0.76 | − 3.580 | 0.000 |
Severity of adverse drug reactions reduction | 3.53 | 0.92 | 3.82 | 0.83 | − 2.943 | 0.003 |
Exacerbation reduction | 3.37 | 0.97 | 3.70 | 0.83 | − 3.213 | 0.001 |
Concerns (risk) about genetics | ||||||
Privacy and confidentiality not protected | 2.72 | 1.17 | 3.40 | 1.02 | − 5.922 | 0.000 |
Promotes discrimination against groups of people | 2.89 | 1.27 | 3.58 | 0.94 | − 5.561 | 0.000 |
Leads to unforeseen consequences | 3.56 | 1.11 | 3.66 | 0.90 | − 0.410 | 0.682 |
Affects my employability | 3.62 | 1.16 | 3.69 | 0.90 | − 0.194 | 0.846 |
Renders me unable to get insured | 3.36 | 1.18 | 3.70 | 0.88 | − 2.706 | 0.007 |
Can be misused by corporate or government bodies | 3.78 | 0.99 | 3.78 | 0.91 | − 0.540 | 0.589 |
Attitudes towards genetics | ||||||
Will help people to live better lives | 4.54 | 0.66 | 4.28 | 0.78 | − 3.562 | 0.000 |
Valuable for early detection of diseases | 4.61 | 0.76 | 4.31 | 0.81 | − 4.840 | 0.000 |
Will help people to live longer and better | 4.35 | 0.81 | 4.01 | 0.87 | − 4.208 | 0.000 |
Can help a child to live a better life | 4.18 | 0.94 | 4.05 | 0.78 | − 2.423 | 0.015 |
Intention to adopt genetics for self-use | ||||||
To know my own genetic profile | 4.18 | 1.03 | 4.31 | 0.93 | − 1.039 | 0.299 |
To know my potential future diseases | 4.07 | 1.12 | 4.20 | 0.93 | − 0.622 | 0.534 |