Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and their knowledge on and experience of newborn screening and rDBS
From: The view of Hong Kong parents on secondary use of dried blood spots in newborn screening program
All (n = 1012) | |
|---|---|
Characteristics | |
Mother | 85% |
Age (mean ± SD) | 33.8 ± 6.0 years |
Place of birth | |
Hong Kong | 69% |
Mainland China | 29% |
Others | 1.7% |
Education attainment | |
9th grade or below | 6.8% |
10th – 11th grade | 26% |
12th grade to diploma | 22% |
University degree or above | 45% |
Household income | |
Less than HKD40000 | 52% |
HKD40000- HKD79999 | 35% |
HKD80000 or above | 12% |
Religion | |
Christianity/Catholic | 21% |
Others (including Muslim, Buddhism, Traditional) | 11% |
No Religion | 68% |
Number of children | |
1 | 53% |
2 | 38% |
3 or more | 9.0% |
Knowledge on newborn screening | |
• Heard of newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism before taking part in the survey. | 83% |
• Knew that newborn screening tests are conducted in Hong Kong. | 47% |
• Knew that newborn screening usually took place during 1–7 days after birth. | 48% |
Knowledge on dried blood spot (DBS) | |
• DBS is collected for newborn screening. | 40% |
• rDBS is potentially useful in purposes unrelated to newborn screening. | 21% |
Experience of newborn screening | |
• Having a child participated in newborn screening. | 76% |