TABLE III.
Beliefs About Special Privacy Protections for Medical Records⋆
| Special privacy protections for | CF | SCD | DM | HIV | BC-A | BC-AR | CC-A | CC-AR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion history (n = 589) | 65.4 | 69.7 | 71.6 | 63.2 | 68.0 | 66.7 | 78.7 | 70.0 | 68.6 |
| Mental health history (n = 589) | 60.4 | 50.5 | 68.3 | 58.3 | 66.0 | 64.4 | 55.3 | 60.0 | 60.1 |
| HIV/AIDS (n = 589)a | 53.5 | 61.6 | 52.0 | 77.9 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 29.8 | 38.0 | 54.0 |
| Genetic test results (n = 256) | 48.2 | 40.8 | 66.7 | 0.00 | 46.9 | 51.1 | 34.4 | 54.0 | 46.5 |
| Drug/alcohol history (n = 590) | 49.5 | 32.3 | 48.0 | 44.8 | 50.0 | 57.8 | 29.8 | 46.0 | 44.4 |
| Sexually transmitted disease (n = 589) | 53.5 | 39.8 | 39.2 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 40.0 | 29.8 | 40.0 | 44.0 |
| BC (n = 573) | 22.8 | 39.4 | 31.4 | 34.4 | 14.3 | 30.2 | 23.9 | 21.6 | 29.0 |
| CC (n = 557)b | 19.4 | 32.3 | 24.0 | 34.4 | 12.2 | 18.6 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 23.5 |
| Family history of cancer (n = 250) | 19.2 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 24.4 | 13.8 | 27.1 | 20.4 |
| SCD (n = 590) | 20.8 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 14.0 | 19.8 |
| CF (n = 589)b | 22.8 | 13.1 | 22.6 | 16.8 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 17.7 |
| Huntington disease (n = 587) | 12.0 | 15.2 | 20.6 | 18.1 | 8.00 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 15.5 |
| Diabetes (n = 590) | 11.9 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 4.00 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Cholesterol level (n = 590) | 10.9 | 9.09 | 15.7 | 8.33 | 8.00 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 6.00 | 10.7 |
| Heart disease (n = 590) | 5.94 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 15.6 | 8.51 | 14.0 | 10.3 |
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Shown are the percentages of respondents reporting that the indicated conditions deserved “special protections.” The total number of responses for each question is shown in parentheses. DM, diabetes mellitus; A, affected; AR, at risk.
a
Overall Pearson chi-square by disease group; P < 0.001.
b
Overall Pearson chi-square by disease group; P < 0.05.