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. 2017 Mar 1;21(3):195–201. doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0418

Table 3.

Preferences Among Potential Providers of Genetic Testing

  Strongly disagree Disagree Nether agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree  
Statement N (%) Influencing factors (p-value)
Genetic tests may only be performed on doctor's prescription 35 (3.0) 146 (12.3) 105 (8.9) 540 (45.7) 356 (30.1) Age (<0.001)
            Gender (<0.05)
            Religiosity (<0.05)
Genetic tests may only be performed in the hospital 11 (0.9) 82 (6.9) 90 (7.6) 552 (46.7) 447 (37.8) Age (<0.001)
            Gender (<0.05)
Genetic tests may be sold through the Internet 829 (70.1) 300 (25.4) 29 (2.4) 20 (1.7) 4 (0.3)  
Genetic tests may be sold by a pharmacist 483 (40.9) 401 (33.9) 142 (12.0) 136 (11.5) 20 (1.7) Age (<0.001)
            Gender (<0.01)
            Education (<0.05)