[The citizen's opinion on genetic counseling. Acceptability of the service in the province of Ferrara (Cento)].
At Cento (Ferrara), a town characterized by a moderate incidence of thalassemia, only 8.62% of men and 16.53% of women have a fair knowledge of genetic diseases and of their prevention. This lack of information was common to all categories covered by the poll. In spite of this, public was generally in favour of a genetic consultancy service. Table 1 reveals that 74.14% of men and 83.47% of women would use the informations provided by genetic consultancy for preventive purposes.
D001290:Attitude; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics
L'opinione del cittadino sul consultorio genetico. Accettabilità del servizio in un comune del Ferrarese (Cento).