title: Age, Sex, and Religious Beliefs Impact the Attitude towards Cord Blood Banking.
abstract: In this study, a self-administered questionnaire was used to assess opinions about stem cell research and cord blood banking. Three attitudes were examined: willingness to accept cord blood banking, willingness to accept embryonic stem cell research, and religious belief system. A total of 90 Wayne State University students enrolled in the study in response to an invitation posted on a web page for the university. Sex distribution among study participants was 79 females and eight males; three declined to state their sex. Support for cord blood banking was high (> 70%) among students. Students over the age of 25 years of age were more (85%) positive than students 18 to 24 years old (57%). They prefered a public cord blood bank over a private cord blood bank. Atheist/agnostic or spiritual/not religious students (> 90%), Catholic students (78%) and Christian students (58%) support cord blood banking. Age, sex and religion seems influence the student's attitude towards stem cell research and cord blood banking.
authors.forename: Inger Birgitta
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Sundell
authors.forename: Teddi J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Setzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011639:Public Opinion; D012067:Religion; D012737:Sex Factors; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000941:ethics*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires