A study of bioethical knowledge and perceptions in Korea.
This study assessed the knowledge and perception of human biological materials (HBM) and biorepositories among three study groups in South Korea. The relationship between the knowledge and the perception among different groups was also examined by using factor and regression analyses. In a self-reporting survey of 440 respondents, the expert group was found more likely to be knowledgeable and positively perceived than the others. Four factors emerged: Sale and Consent, Flexible Use, Self-Confidence, and Korean Bioethics and Biosafety Action restriction perception. The results indicate that those who are well aware of the existence of biobanks were more positively inclined to receive the Sale and Consent perception. As a result of the need for high quality HBMs and the use of appropriate sampling procedures for every aspect of the collection and use process, the biorepository community should pay attention to ethical, legal, and policy issues.
Park
Young-Joon
YJ
Department of Pathology, Korea University College of Medicine, South Korea.
Kim
Sujin
S
Kim
Aeree
A
Ha
Seung-Yeon
SY
Lee
Young-Mee
YM
Shin
Bong-Kyung
BK
Lee
Hyun-Joo
HJ
Park
Soojin
S
Kim
Han-Kyeom
HK
D000328:Adult; D026683:Advisory Committees; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001675:Bioethics / Q000193:education; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D032781:Codes of Ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003132:Commerce / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires