Table 4 Participants’ attitude and willingness to perform premarital genetic screening.
From: Consanguinity and willingness to perform premarital genetic screening in Sudan
Variables | Strongly Agree % (n) | Agee % (n) | Neutral % (n) | Disagree % (n) | Strongly disagree % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premarital screening is effective in reducing genetic diseases | 40.0(908) | 45.2(1027) | 7.6(172) | 6.3(142) | 1.0(23) | |
Premarital screening should be mandatory for all Sudanese population | 30.8(700) | 40.4(917) | 11.8(269) | 14.6(331) | 2.4(55) | |
Premarital screening should be mandatory for specific groups in Sudan | 8.2(186) | 19.1(434) | 13.9(315) | 43.4(986) | 15.4(351) | |
Variables | n | (%) | ||||
Willingness to perform PMGS | Yes | 1265 | (82.3) | |||
No | 209 | (13.6) | ||||
Not applicable | 63 | (4.1) | ||||
Total | 1537 | (100.0) | ||||
Action in case of a positive screening results | I will marry my partner regardless of consequences | 404 | (26.3) | |||
Not getting married at all | 166 | (10.8) | ||||
According to the probability of disease | 552 | (35.9) | ||||
I will not marry this partner, but I can marry someone with compatible results | 415 | (27.0) | ||||
Total | 1537 | (100) | ||||
