title: What influences participation in genetic carrier testing? Results from a discrete choice experiment.
abstract: This study explores factors that influence participation in genetic testing programs and the acceptance of multiple tests. Tay Sachs and cystic fibrosis are both genetically determined recessive disorders with differing severity, treatment availability, and prevalence in different population groups. We used a discrete choice experiment with a general community and an Ashkenazi Jewish sample; data were analysed using multinomial logit with random coefficients. Although Jewish respondents were more likely to be tested, both groups seem to be making very similar tradeoffs across attributes when they make genetic testing choices.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, CHERE, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. jane.hall@chere.uts.edu.au
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Denzil G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Fiebig
authors.forename: Madeleine T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Ishrat
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Jordan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Louviere
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009517:New South Wales; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires