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Table 2 Attitudes toward genetic tools and reproductive risks among the two study groups

From: Reprogenetics, reproductive risks and cultural awareness: what may we learn from Israeli and Croatian medical students?

  

Disagree

Partly agree

Agree

Missing

1. Screening for reproductive risks in prospective parents is wrong

Israel

95.8

4.2

0

0

Croatia

38.2

33.3

25.4

2.9

2. It is important to allow parents to select healthy embryos

Israel

4.2

22.9

70.8

2.1

Croatia

17.6

29.4

53.0

0

3. I would use IVF to select an embryo without breast cancer-related genes

Israel

35.4

20.8

43.8

0

Croatia

16.7

43.1

39.2

1.0

4. All women planning a pregnancy should test for reproductive risks

Israel

10.4

29.2

60.4

0

Croatia

20.6

37.3

42.1

0

5. A woman should have prenatal diagnosis if medically indicated (by her age or family history)

Israel

50.0

31.2

18.8

0

Croatia

2.9

12.7

82.4

2.0

6. Parents should be told results relevant to the health of the fetus

Israel

0

2.1

97.9

0

Croatia

0

2.9

97.1

0

7. An important goal of genetic counseling is to reduce deleterious genes

Israel

25.0

16.7

56.2

2.1

Croatia

2.9

22.5

74.6

0

8. It is unfair for a child to be born with a serious genetic disorder

Israel

14.6

14.6

70.8

0

Croatia

32.3

33.3

32.3

2.0

9. I would continue with the pregnancy if the fetus tested positive for Down’s syndrome

Israel

64.6

25.0

10.4

0

Croatia

23.5

14.7

59.8

2.0

10. Fetuses with a small defect (such as a missing finger) should be aborted

Israel

89.6

8.3

2.1

0

Croatia

87.2

6.9

5.9

0

11. I would terminate a pregnancy if the child would be deaf

Israel

66.7

18.7

14.6

0

Croatia

87.2

9.8

3.0

0

12. Society is improved by the existence of people with disabilities

Israel

35.4

33.3

31.3

0

Croatia

15.7

46.1

37.3

1.0

13. I would give birth to the child if the fetus were diagnosed with autism (if such a diagnosis was available).

Israel

66.7

22.9

10.4

0

Croatia

22.6

21.6

55.9

0

14. I would give birth to the child if the fetus were diagnosed with Asperger’s

Israel

45.8

29.2

25.0

0

Croatia

15.7

19.6

64.7

0