Table 2.

Knowledge about biobanking

Knowledge of Biobanking	N	%
Aware of the "Human Genome Project"	257	44
Aware of the term "Biobank"	157	27
The purpose of biobank is to collect & store biospecimens for diagnosis, treatment and research purposes	339	59
According to modern biobanking, biospecimens are samples and/or biomolecules with annotated clinical, socioeconomic and lifestyle data	173	30
Donating a biospecimen to a biobank requires signing a consent form	448	78
There is a standard operating procedure (SOP) for biobanks to collect, process, store and release biospecimens	373	65
Biospecimen annotated data will be kept be confidential and anonymous	325	57
Biobanking knowledge score (mean ± SD)	3.2 ± 1.6