2017, Number 2
Knowledge about genetic risk factors in students of the Faculty of Medicine of Malanje, Angola, 2014
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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Genetics services are more effective if offered in the context of an educated public that is capable and willing to act voluntarily, therefore information and knowledge are essential to promote public education about genetic risk factors. With the aim to evaluate the level of knowledge on the main genetic risk factors and their community prevention of the students of the Faculty of Medicine of Malanje, University Lueji AN’konde, Angola; a descriptive study was carried out in 2013 - 2014 for which a questionnaire and a qualification key were designed, based on the experiences of the authors and on the experts’ criteria. The sample was formed by a total of 152 students who voluntarily agreed to participate once informed. As results, it was obtained that the Medicine students of the Faculty of Medicine of Malanje presented an insufficient and deficient level of knowledge in terms of genetic risk factors and primary prevention actions for congenital defects and genetic diseases, it follows that this situation behaves similarly between current health workers and the population. It was evident in the students a growing interest in the acquisition of this knowledge and its dissemination in the community.REFERENCES
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