Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 967)
Demographic variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Country | ||
Egypt | 593 | 61.3 |
Morocco | 68 | 7.0 |
Jordan | 123 | 12.7 |
Sudan | 183 | 18.9 |
Gender | ||
Female | 423 | 43.7 |
Male | 544 | 56.3 |
Marital status | ||
Widowed | 12 | 1.2 |
Divorced | 27 | 2.8 |
Never married | 466 | 48.2 |
Married | 462 | 47.8 |
Children | ||
No | 808 | 83.6 |
Yes | 159 | 16.4 |
Medical condition | ||
Healthy | 837 | 86.6 |
Disease other than Cancer | 108 | 11.2 |
Cancer | 22 | 2.3 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 164 | 17.0 |
Urban | 803 | 83.0 |
Degree of religiosity | ||
Not religious at all | 31 | 3.2 |
Not very religious | 117 | 12.1 |
somewhat religious | 681 | 70.4 |
Very religious | 138 | 14.3 |
Education | ||
No formal education | 4 | 0.4 |
Less than primary | 11 | 1.1 |
Middle school | 39 | 4.0 |
Technical education | 77 | 8.0 |
High school | 152 | 15.7 |
Graduate | 546 | 56.5 |
Post-graduate | 138 | 14.3 |
Awareness of the term biobank | ||
Not sure | 169 | 17.5 |
No | 509 | 52.6 |
Yes | 289 | 29.9 |
Previous participation in research studies | ||
No | 872 | 83.8 |
Yes | 169 | 16.2 |
Types of research studies of previous participation* | ||
Clinical trials | 23 | 13.6 |
Sample donation | 60 | 35.5 |
Gene study | 32 | 18.9 |
Questionnaire/Interview | 148 | 87.6 |
Do not know | 20 | 11.8 |
Age | ||
Mean ± SD (Range) | 33 ± 11 (18–73) |  |