Factors affecting the utilization of genetic counseling services among Israeli Arab women

Autor:	Esmael Atamany, Rajech Sharkia, Abdelnaser Zalan, Jalal Tarabeia, Muhammad Athamna, Stavit Allon-Shalev
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Service (business) Pregnancy Multivariate analysis business.industry Genetic counseling Knowledge level Obstetrics and Gynecology Abortion medicine.disease Religiosity Nursing Medicine Young adult business Genetics (clinical) Demography
Zdroj:	Prenatal Diagnosis. 35:370-375
ISSN:	0197-3851
DOI:	10.1002/pd.4550
Popis:	Objectives To assess the factors associated with utilization of genetic counseling services among pregnant Israeli Arab women. Methods A case–control study was conducted among 414 pregnant Arab women who were referred by a family physician or a perinatologist to genetic counseling services between 2008 and 2011. Data was collected using interviews, with both groups ‘users’ and ‘non-users’ of genetic counseling, based on a structured questionnaire including demographic, socio-economic, medical and cultural variables. Results In multivariate analysis, factors affecting women's utilization of genetic counseling service were high income level (OR 3.44, 95%CI 1.8–6.5, p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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