Table 2 Knowledge about genomics
How confident are you in your understanding of the ethical issues (such as privacy, confidentiality, informed consent and return of individual results) that might arise from genomic research? | Number/percentage |
|---|---|
Very confident | (n = 48, 57%) |
Somewhat confident | (n = 27, 32%) |
Slightly confident | (n = 7, 8%) |
Not at all confident | (n = 2, 3%) |
How familiar are you with issues around the return of individual genetic research results in African genomics (e.g., have you heard about individual findings in training, have you fed back results in the context of genomics research, have you read about individual findings in literature etc.) | |
Very confident | (n = 26, 32%) |
Somewhat confident | (n = 30, 37%) |
Slightly confident | (n = 11, 14%) |
Not at all confident | (n = 14, 17%) |
How familiar are you with the H3Africa Guideline for the Return of Individual Genetic Research Findings? | |
Very familiar | (n = 15, 18%) |
Somewhat familiar | (n = 28, 34%) |
Slightly familiar | (n = 15, 18%) |
Not at all familiar | (n = 24, 30%) |