Table 1.
Univariable and Bivariable Analyses of basic characteristics and differences regrading genetics-related questions between males and females (N = 333).
| Characteristics | Male n = 178 n (%) |
Female n = 155 n (%) |
Total N = 333 N (%) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ||||
| Post-Graduate | 6 (3.4) | 8 (5.2) | 14 (4.2) | 0.505 |
| University | 138 (77.5) | 111 (71.6) | 249 (74.8) | |
| High school | 31 (17.4) | 32 (20.6) | 63 (18.9) | |
| Intermediate school | 2 (1.1) | 4 (2.6) | 6 (1.8) | |
| Read and write only | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 138 (77.5) | 132 (85.2) | 270 (81.1) | 0.076 |
| Married | 40 (22.5) | 23 (14.8) | 63 (18.9) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 96 (53.9) | 100 (64.5) | 196 (58.9) | 0.001 |
| Employee | 63 (35.4) | 28 (18.1) | 91 (27.3) | |
| I do not work | 17 (9.6) | 27 (17.4) | 44 (13.2) | |
| Retired | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 177 (99.4) | 154 (99.4) | 331 (99.4) | 0.922 |
| Non-Muslim | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) | |
| Questions related to genetics | ||||
| Q1: Decision to have another child knowing that he has a genetic disease 100% (yes) | 25 (14) | 18 (11.6) | 43 (12.9) | 0.509 |
| Q2: Divorce decision due to child stricken (yes) | 31 (17.4) | 34 (21.9) | 65 (19.5) | 0.299 |
| Q3: Abortion decision (yes) | 109 (61.2) | 100 (64.5) | 209 (62.8) | 0.537 |
| Q4: Decision to do genetic testing before marriage (yes) | 157 (88.2) | 128 (82.6) | 285 (85.6) | 0.145 |
| Q5: Decision to have another child knowing that he has a genetic disease 100% (yes) | 25 (14) | 18 (11.6) | 43 (12.9) | 0.509 |
| Q6: Divorce decision due to child stricken (yes) | 31 (17.4) | 34 (21.9) | 65 (19.5) | 0.299 |
| Q7: Decision to abort a child (yes) | 109 (61.2) | 100 (64.5) | 209 (62.8) | 0.537 |
| Q8: Decision to do genetic testing before marriage (yes) | 157 (88.2) | 128 (82.6) | 285 (85.6) | 0.145 |
| Q9: Participated in genetic study (yes) | 5 (2.8) | 5 (3.2) | 10 (3) | 0.824 |
| Q10: Willingness to participate in genetic testing study (yes) | 140 (78.7) | 128 (82.6) | 268 (80.5) | 0.367 |
| Q11: Genetic bank lead to race superiority (yes) | 56 (31.5) | 54 (34.8) | 110 (33) | 0.513 |
| Q12: Genetic bank lead to cure for rich only (yes) | 63 (35.4) | 55 (35.5) | 118 (35.4) | 0.986 |