TABLE V.
Attitudes Toward Family Member Confidentiality⋆
| Text of question | CF | SCD | DM | HIV | BC-A | BC-AR | CC-A | CC-AR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I don’t mind if my doctor gives medical information about me to family members without my permission (n = 593) | 32.7 | 27.3 | 29.4 | 22.2 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 28.2 |
| People should be allowed to get medical information about a person in their family without that person’s permission (n = 588) | 6.00 | 9.09 | 12.9 | 7.07 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 10.9 |
| If someone wanted to know whether his or her parent has a hereditary condition, he or she should be able to find out (n = 586)a | 68.0 | 70.7 | 72.3 | 42.3 | 82.0 | 67.4 | 83.0 | 79.6 | 68.3 |
| Doctors should be punished if they release medical information about a patient to other members of the patient’s family without permission (n = 585) | 54.5 | 59.8 | 50.5 | 62.2 | 42.9 | 64.4 | 42.6 | 49.0 | 54.4 |
| It is the responsibility of family members to share information on hereditary diseases that might affect other family members (n = 589)a | 96.0 | 87.6 | 96.0 | 80.8 | 93.9 | 100 | 100 | 98.0 | 92.7 |
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Shown are the percentages of respondents reporting that they agree with the statements indicated. 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 < 0.05.