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Afaf Shebani1, Ariej M Mustafa1, Halla Elshwekh1
1Genetic Engineering, Libyan Biotechnology Research Center, Tripoli, LBY.
Background:
Despite the increase in hereditary disease in Arab countries due to the high rates of consanguineous marriages, research on community awareness of premarital screening (PMS) for disease carriers is still scarce.
Aim:
To investigate knowledge and attitudes toward genetic PMS programs among university students in Libya.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 421 Libyan students aged 18-25 years at the University of Tripoli.
Results:
Most of the participants (79%, n=316) agreed that a PMS program is important and expressed willingness to have PMS programs if they were advised to do so. Two-thirds of participants (67%, n=268) had heard of PMS programs, of whom (27.2%, n=73) heard of them from social media.
Conclusion:
Most of the university students had good knowledge of PMS but poor knowledge of the hereditary disease targeted by PMS. Most of them had a positive attitude toward PMS.
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