Genetic Literacy Levels and Genetic Screening Attitudes on Medical Students in Indonesia: A National Survey

Rujito, Lantip; Nandhika, Talitha; Lestari, Dyah Woro Dwi; Ferine, Miko; Muhaimin, Amalia

doi:10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.3/art.407

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“…Table 1 also shows an increase in students' genetic literacy scores after participating in independent learning through LMS-based genetic modules. The results of this study are the same as the research by Rujito et al (2020) on 492 students at 41 universities in Indonesia found that only 24.59% had good enough genetic literacy, while 75.41% had poor genetic literacy. Table 2 shows that the average pre-test and post-test scores for the knowledge component of genes are 76 and 81.…”

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Self-Study Results of Genetics Module Based on Learning Management System Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

2022

Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings

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The Genetics module based on a learning management system (LMS) is a standalone website with an instructional design for self-study about genetic literacy. This module is expected to be useful for medical students of Universitas Riau (FK UNRI) from various class years to study at any time. The purpose of this study was to find comparative results of self-study of genetic modules based on LMS among UNRI's medical students in various class years and to determine effectiveness of genetics module based on learning management system among medical students of Universitas Riau. The research method was quantitative. The subjects were 34 UNRI's medical students who were taken proportionally from three class years. The research data was obtained using the UNC-GKS questionnaire. The results showed that the average pre-test scores for the first, second, and third years were 58, 58, and 63. The statistical test results for comparing the pre-test scores of these three class years gave no significant difference. The results of the average post-test scores for the first, second and third years were 58, 68, and 68. The results of the statistical test comparing the post-test scores of these three class years gave no significant difference also. The results of the Wilcoxon test was p < 0.02 which means that there was an increase in genetic literacy scores after FK UNRI students take genetic modules based on the learning management system for independent learning at FK UNRI. The conclusion was the selfstudy of the genetic module based on the LMS among UNRI's medical students gave no significant difference when viewed from the difference in the year of class. There was an increase in genetic literacy scores after FK UNRI students take a genetic module based on the learning management system for independent learning at FK UNRI. Therefore, UNRI 's medical students can study genetics module based on learning management system from various class years and at any time.

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Self-Study Results of Genetics Module Based on Learning Management System Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

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“…The score was 65.5, 63.3, and 71.0 for overall participants, undergraduate students, and medical doctors, respectively. Similarly, low genetic literacy was also observed in another study in Indonesia (Rujito et al, 2020). This highlights the importance of intervention to increase genetic literacy among Indonesian medical students.…”

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Pre-testing of Genetic Literacy Questionnaire Reveals Genetics Misconceptions Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

2022

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Rapid advancement in genetics and genomics translates to its increasing relevancy in many sectors, including healthcare. In order to fully utilized genetic and genomic technologies in medicine, physicians, starting from medical students, need to have a good understanding on the subject. This study aimed to conduct genetic literacy questionnaire pre-testing on medical students of Universitas Riau. The International Genetic Literacy and Attitudes Survey (iGLAS) questionnaire was translated into Indonesian language. The initial translation was discussed in an expert review for construct validity as well as a student's cognitive interview to review the language. Finally, internal consistency was tested on 34 students. The translated questionnaire had good construct validity. Review and interview suggested some wording changes to increase language understandability. The respondents had relatively low genetic literacy with mean score of 50.44 ± 11.57. The students had good knowledge regarding DNA nucleotides (70.6% correct answers) and function of a gene (97.1% correct answers). However, students overestimated the number of genes in human DNA (17.6% correct answers). We also found misconceptions regarding the term "genome" as all genes composition instead of all DNA sequences (32.4% correct answers). While the students know there are 23 chromosomes in human (73.5% correct answers), they misunderstood that each gene had 23 copies instead of 2 (23.5% correct answers). Other misconceptions were about genetic similarity between different cell types of an individual (20.6% correct answers), between family member (38.2% correct answers), and between random people (only one answered correctly, 2.9%). This result could lay the basis for intervention to increase genetic literacy among medical students.

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“…In addition to the knowledge from what they learn at school, the younger participants are also potentially exposed to information gathered from the internet, including those about genetic testing and its benefits (Covolo et al, 2015).Our results also established that a higher educational background of participants was associated with a higher level of genetic knowledge, which is also found in the previous report (Calsbeek et al, 2007;Chapman et al, 2019).Our study did not ask for the participants' field of learning when they were in the higher education (university level). It would be interesting to see whether the higher level of genetic literacy findings in the public was related to their field of study, a finding that was found in a study conducted focusing on medical students in Indonesia (Rujito et al, 2020;Swandayani et al, 2021). Increased scientific research and, in the context of Brunei, the reformations in education and school systems (namely, bilingual education and SPN-21) through the years are likely to have played a part in the Differences between knowing a little and sufficient knowledge on medical possibilities and social consequences were significant at p=0.025.…”

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Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam

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The world has been experiencing encouraging research in genetics, but current public knowledge, awareness, and perception of this area remain unknown for Brunei Darussalam. This study aimed to investigate the Brunei population’s genetics and genetic testing literacy, and their attitude toward them. A cross-sectional study was carried out targeting public population in Brunei Darussalam. Questionnaires on knowledge and attitudes were randomly distributed in frequented venues in the Brunei–Muara district and uploaded online for distribution through social media. Responses were scored and analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Overall, the sample population (n = 474) comprised 75.7% female, 64.3% aged 18–29 years old, 39.7% with a bachelor’s degree, and 2.3% and 5.3% with a personal history and family history of genetic disease(s), respectively. Younger participants scored higher for disease-related questions and showed more concern on the impact of testing on employment but were more fearful of testing. Higher educational qualifications were associated with a higher knowledge score, a more optimistic view on DNA research, and less reluctance to take a genetic test for an untreatable disease. Participants with a personal history of genetic disease(s) were more knowledgeable and displayed higher curiosity. Participants with a family history of genetic disease(s) were also more knowledgeable and would want testing even for an untreatable disease. Significantly less was known about the social consequences of testing compared to the medical possibilities. Investigating the knowledge and attitudes of the population is vital preceding efforts toward national adaptation of genetic testing, keeping in mind the various obstacles and issues surrounding the subject.

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Genetic Literacy Levels and Genetic Screening Attitudes on Medical Students in Indonesia: A National Survey

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Self-Study Results of Genetics Module Based on Learning Management System Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

Self-Study Results of Genetics Module Based on Learning Management System Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

Pre-testing of Genetic Literacy Questionnaire Reveals Genetics Misconceptions Among Medical Students of Universitas Riau

Public knowledge of and attitudes toward genetics and genetic testing in Brunei Darussalam

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