Table 3.
Informed and uninformed choice for high-risk and general-risk respondents.
| Knowledge | Attitude | Uptakeb | High-risk group (n = 65) (%) | General-risk group (n = 35) (%) | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informeda choice | Good | Positive | Yes | 81.5c | 94.3c | 86 |
| Uninformed choice | Good | Negative | Yes | 1 | – | 1 |
| Poor | Positive | Yes | 17.5 | 5.7 | 13 | |
| Poor | Negative | Yes | – | – | – |
aAn informed choice was made when respondents had a positive attitude towards expanded carrier screening, a good level of knowledge (75% correct answers) and took the test.
bAll respondents agreed to have the test.
cRespondents with ‘neutral attitudes’ (n = 25) and missing on this variable (n = 6) were excluded from the analysis, based on van den Berg et al. [24].