Table 2.
Main reasons for respondents to have the preconception expanded carrier screening test.
| Reasons | High-risk group, n = 89, n (%) | General-risk group, n = 43, n (%) | Total, n = 128, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I want to spare my child a life with a severe disorder | 44 (50.6) | 18 (43.9) | 62 (53.1) |
| To avoid having a child with one of the disorders | 19 (21.8) | 17 (41.5) | 36 (28.1) |
| Fear to regret afterwards when I do not have a test | 10 (11.5) | 6 (14.6) | 16 (12.5) |
| Perceiving a high risk of being a carrier | 15 (17.2) | – | 15 (11.7) |
| Perceiving a high risk of having a child with one of the disorders | 12 (13.8) | 1 (2.4) | 13 (10.2) |
| On the advice of others, namely…a | 7 (8.0) | – | 7 (5.5) |
| My partner wants it | 4 (4.6) | 1 (2.4) | 5 (3.9) |
| For my own children (if they want children) | 5 (5.7) | – | 5 (3.9) |
| To prepare for a child with one of the disorders | 2 (2.3) | – | 2 (1.6) |
| Other reasonsb | 5 (5.7) | 4 (9.8) | 9 (7.0) |
Percentages do not add up to 100% because respondents could fill in more than one reason. In each group there were n = 2 missing.
aGeneral practitioner (n =3), parents (n =2), medical specialist at fertility clinic (n =1), clinical geneticist (n =1).
bConsanguinity (n =3), interested in knowing risk (n =3), (deceased) child with one of the 50 diseases (n =2), test is obligatory in other countries (n =1).