Table 2 Genetic familiarity among the participants
From: Assessment of genetic familiarity and genetic knowledge among Palestinian university students
Familiarity terms | The subjective score of familiarity in genetics terms n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ‘’Not familiar at all’’ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ‘’Completely familiar’’ | |
1. Genetic | 17 (2.7) | 18 (2.9) | 33 (5.3) | 58 (9.3) | 86 (13.8) | 74 (11.9) | 338 (54.2) |
2. Chromosome | 14 (2.2) | 16 (2.6) | 29 (4.6) | 54 (8.7) | 47 (7.5) | 83 (13.3) | 381 (61.1) |
3. Vulnerability | 167 (26.8) | 72 (11.5) | 86 (13.8) | 93 (14.9) | 75 (12) | 55 (8.8) | 76 (12.2) |
4. Mutation | 59 (9.5) | 45 (7.2) | 52 (8.3) | 66 (10.6) | 56 (9) | 77 (12.3) | 269 (43.1) |
5. Variation | 76 (12.2) | 52 (8.3) | 52 (8.3) | 67 (10.7) | 63 (10.1) | 79 (12.7) | 235 (37.7) |
6. Abnormality | 68 (10.9) | 55 (8.8) | 44 (7.1) | 64 (10.3) | 60 (9.6) | 70 (11.2) | 263 (42.1) |
7. Hereditary | 74 (11.9) | 46 (7.4) | 70 (11.2) | 63 (10.1) | 60 (9.6) | 87 (13.9) | 224 (35.9) |
8. Sporadic | 185 (29.6) | 74 (11.9) | 64 (10.3) | 78 (12.5) | 65 (10.4) | 47 (7.5) | 111 (17.8) |