Table 2 Knowledge items for carrier screening and aneuploidy screening
Baseline knowledge of Carrier Screening and Aneuploidy Screening | ||
|---|---|---|
Knowledge of: | Carrier | Aneuploidy |
Overall score median [Q1, Q3] | 0.58 [0.46, 0.75] | 0.55 [0.40, 0.75] |
Overall score mean ± sd | 0.59 ± 0.18 | 0.55 ± 0.23 |
| Â | % (N) correctly answered | % (N) correctly answered |
Conditions recommended for screening | Cystic fibrosis 43.8% (88) | Trisomy 21,125 (62.2%) |
SMA 33.8% (68) | Trisomy 18,177 (48.8%) | |
Thalassemia 26.4% (5) | Trisomy 13 85 (42.3%) | |
Sickle cell 39.3% (79) | Turner 53 (26.4%) | |
Klinefelter 44 (21.9%) | ||
Etiology of recessive condition or aneuploidy condition | 30.8% (62) | 81.6% (164) |
Recommended action for a positive screen result | 53.2% (107) | 57.7% (116) |
Implications for future pregnancies | 34.8% (70) | 80.6% (162) |
Recommendation for universal offering of screen | 46.3% (93) | 45.3% (91) |
Etiology of the genetic condition | 51.2% (103) | 69.2% (139) |
Reproductive History risk for condition | 85.1% (171) | 82.6% (166) |
Maternal age as a risk factor for a condition | (No increase with age) 23.9% (48) | (Increase with age) 79.1% (159) |
Inheritance (heritable or sporadic condition) | 34.8% (70) | 27.4% (55) |