PURPOSE: To assess attitudes in a nonmedically and nonculturally influenced setting of reproductive-age adults toward genetic testing for deafness in newborns. METHODS: Hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing individuals at a university completed questionnaires assessing attitudes toward genetic testing. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of hearing (n = 133) and 62% of deaf/hard-of-hearing (n = 89) individuals would allow genetic testing for deafness in their own newborn. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate an acceptance of newborn genetic testing for deafness by individuals in the broader community, regardless of hearing status.
PURPOSE: To assess attitudes in a nonmedically and nonculturally influenced setting of reproductive-age adults toward genetic testing for deafness in newborns. METHODS: Hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing individuals at a university completed questionnaires assessing attitudes toward genetic testing. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of hearing (n = 133) and 62% of deaf/hard-of-hearing (n = 89) individuals would allow genetic testing for deafness in their own newborn. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate an acceptance of newborn genetic testing for deafness by individuals in the broader community, regardless of hearing status.
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Empirical Approach; Genetics and Reproduction
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