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Assessing knowledge of genetics in undergraduate students in Quito, Ecuador.
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- Genetic knowledge and attitudes toward genomics across academic disciplines, a cross-sectional survey of university students in Samborondón, greater Guayaquil, Ecuador.Journal of community genetics · 2025Article
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- Knowledge of genetics and attitudes toward genetic testing among university students in Indonesia.Journal of community genetics · 2024Article
- Research biobank participants attitudes towards genetic exceptionalism and health record confidentiality.Journal of community genetics · 2024Article
- Assessment of genetic familiarity and genetic knowledge among Palestinian university students.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Genetic knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing among final-year medical students at a public university in Ecuador.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Antibiotic Resistance Awareness among Undergraduate Students in Quito, Ecuador.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Knowledge of COVID-19 among Undergraduate Students in North-Central Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An On-Line Cross-Sectional Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge of COVID-19 Pandemic among Citizens Tested for the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Quito and Ibarra, Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Knowledge of genetics is crucial for understanding genetic and genomic tests and for interpreting personal genomic information. Despite this relevance, no data are available about the level of knowledge of genetics in an Ecuadorian population. This investigation sought to survey such knowledge in undergraduate students affiliated with private and public institutions in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. A total of 350 individuals responded to a validated questionnaire measuring knowledge of genetics. Scores ranged from 45% to 87% (mean: 66.8%), and students achieved slightly better results when asked about genetics and diseases (mean score: 68.3%) than when asked about genetic facts (mean score: 64.9%). Additionally, no significant differences in performance were found among students from private and public institutions. Surprisingly, the lower score obtained (45%) was from a question about how chromosomes are passed to the next generation. The highly educated status of the surveyed population could explain the overall results; nonetheless, the possibility that the correct responses were given by chance cannot be ignored. Therefore, the actual knowledge of genetics among the participants might be different than that revealed by the percentages of correct answers. Consequently, to achieve the goal of ensuring informed decision-making concerning genetic and genomic tests, it seems evident that the national education programs of Ecuador require improvement in the teaching of genetic concepts.
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