Table 7 Participants’ concerns about sample donation
From: Public awareness, attitudes, and motivation toward biobanks: a survey of China
Variable | Total (N, %) |
|---|---|
Worried someone might profit from my health information | 349 (56.66%) |
Worried about personal information being leaked | 344 (55.84%) |
Worried my sample might be used in research I do not want to participate in | 321 (52.11%) |
Worried my sample might be sent to other institutions | 311 (50.49%) |
Worried about my genetic information being shared | 286 (46.43%) |
Worried about discrimination against myself or my family | 228 (37.01%) |
Worried about how researchers will use my health information | 225 (36.53%) |
Others | 2 (0.32%) |